Prosody

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpɹɒzÉ™di/, /ˈpɹəʊzÉ™di/
• US IPA: /ˈpɹɑsÉ™di/

Origin

From Middle French prosodie, from Latin prosōdia, from Ancient Greek προσῳδία (prosōidía, "song sung to music; pronunciation of syllable"), from πρός (pros, "to") + ᾠδή (ōidē, "song").

Full definition of prosody

Noun

1. (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
2. (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

Derived terms

• prosodic