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Definition of trochee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trochee

noun
 
/ˈtrəʊkiː/
 
/ˈtrəʊkiː/
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  1. a unit of sound in poetry consisting of one strong or long syllable followed by one weak or short syllable
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek trokhaios (pous) ‘running (foot)’, from trekhein ‘to run’.
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