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trochee

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹəʊki/Part of speech nounSorted ceehortStarts with TEnds with E0 clues
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  1. a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables

Word origin

Borrowed from French trochée, via Latin trochaeus from the Ancient Greek τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), derived from τρέχω (trékhō, “run”).

Used in a sentence

  • ‘He made us read James Fenton on the genius of the trochee.’

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