DITROCHEE

Etymology

Noun

ditrochee (plural ditrochees)

(poetry) A double trochee; a metrical foot made up of two trochees.

Source: Wiktionary


Di*tro"chee, n. Etym: [L. ditrochaeus, Gr. (Pros.)

Definition: A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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