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Definition of: prosody
(pros′ə·dē) noun
The science of poetical forms, including quantity and accent of syllables, meter, and versification and metrical composition. [<L prosodia the accent of a syllable <Gk. prosōidia a song sung to music <pros- to + ōidē a song]
—pro·sod·ic (prō·sod′ik) or ·i·cal, pro·so·di·ac (prō·sō′·dē·ak). pro·so·di·al (prō·sō′ ·dē·əl) adjective
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