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trochaic

troc·haic

UK/tɹoʊˈkeɪ.ɪk/ US/tɹəˈkeɪ.ɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or consisting of trochees

  • “trochaic dactyl”

Origin

Either via the French trochaïque or directly from its etymon, the Latin trochaicus, from the Ancient Greek τροχαικός (trokhaikós), from τροχαῖος (trokhaîos), whence trochee.

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