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Trochee

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

Españoltroqueo
Françaistrochée
DeutschTrochäus
14 more languages
العربيةالتّفعيلة
Dansktrokæ
Ελληνικάτροχαίος
Esperantotroĥeotrokeo
Suomitrokee
Latinachoreus
Nederlandstrocheetrocheus
Polskitrochej
Portuguêscoreutroqueu
Српскиtrohejтрохеј
Svenskatroké

Examples

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

CEFR level

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