pros‧o‧dy /ˈprɒsədi $ ˈprɑː-/
noun [uncountable] technical[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: prosodia 'degree of force on part of a word', from Greek prosoidia, from oide 'song']
the patterns of sound and
rhythm in poetry and spoken language, or the rules for arranging these patterns
—prosodic /prəˈsɒdɪk $ -ˈsɑː-/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲