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PROSODY
prosody, metrics
(noun) the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
prosody, inflection
(noun) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prosody (countable and uncountable, plural prosodies)
(linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
(poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.
Source: Wiktionary
Pros"o*dy, n. Etym: [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. prosodie. See Ode.]
Definition: That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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