📖 Definitions of "Trochaic"
noun
- 1
A poetical composition of this kind.
adjective
- 1
Referring to poetry composed of trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trochaic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tetrameternoun | (poetry) A line in a poem having four metrical feet. |
| dimeternoun | (poetry) A line in a poem having two metrical feet. |
| septenariusnoun | (prosody) A verse having seven metrical feet. |
| octameternoun | A line of verse containing eight metrical feet |
| catalectic | (prosody) (said of a line with incomplete meter) lacking a syllable at the end or ending with an incomplete foot. |
| tetrametersnoun | (poetry) A line in a poem having four metrical feet. |
| troch.noun | Abbreviation of trochee. [A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.] |
| trochaicknoun | Obsolete form of trochaic. [Composed of or relating to trochees, feet of one stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.] |
| ditrochaic | (poetry) Containing two trochees. |
| ditrochean | (linguistics) Consisting of two trochees. |
| tribrachic | Composed of three short (or unstressed) syllables. |
| tetrasyllabicnoun | A word of four syllables. |
| trisyllabical | trisyllabic; of three syllables. |
| octonarian | (prosody) Composed of eight metrical feet |
| tetrasemic | (prosody) Equivalent to four short syllables, consisting of four moras as a dactyl, anapest, or spondee. |
| triticalnoun | (obsolete) trite |
| tetrical | tetric; harsh; morose |
| tri-toned | Alternative form of tritoned. [Having a tritone.] |
| saturniannoun | (astronomy) Related to the planet Saturn. |
| triphonemic | Consisting of three phonemes. |
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🎨 Adjectives for "Trochaic"
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🏷️ Nouns for "Trochaic"
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