'Prosody' definitions:
Definition of 'prosody'
(from WordNet)
noun
The patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn: prosody, inflection]
noun
(prosody) a system of versification [syn: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody]
noun
The study of poetic meter and the art of versification [syn: prosody, metrics]
Definition of 'Prosody'
From: GCIDE
- Prosody \Pros"o*dy\, n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. ? a song sung to, or with, an accompanying song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; ? to + ? song, ode: cf. F. prosodie. See Ode.] That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prosody'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- accentuation,
- alliterative meter,
- beat,
- cadence,
- emphasis,
- ictus,
- level of stress,
- lilt,
- measure,
- meter,
- metrical pattern,
- metrics,
- movement,
- number,
- numbers,
- primary stress,
- prosodic pattern,
- prosodics,
- quantitative meter,
- rhythm,
- rhythmic pattern,
- rhythmical stress,
- scanning,
- scansion,
- secondary stress,
- Stabreim,
- stress,
- stress accent,
- stress pattern,
- swing,
- syllabic meter,
- tertiary stress,
- vers libre,
- versification,
- weak stress