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Meaning of Trochee | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɹəʊki

Definitions

A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.

Equivalents

العربية التّفعيلة
Bosanski trohej трохеј
Dansk trokæ
Deutsch Trochäus
Ελληνικά τροχαίος
Esperanto troĥeo trokeo
Español troqueo
Suomi trokee
Français trochée
Hrvatski trohej трохеј
Nederlands trochee trocheus
Polski trochej
Português coreu troqueu
Русский трохе́й хорей
Српски trohej трохеј
Svenska troké

Examples

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

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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