prosody

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
  2. noun (prosody) a system of versification
  3. noun the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

Etymology

From Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, “song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable”), from πρός (prós, “to”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).

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