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| 1. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language | |
| Synonyms: | inflection | |
| Related terms: | manner_of_speaking stress intonation rhythm caesura enjambement inflect | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (prosody,verse,writing) a system of versification | |
| Synonyms: | rhythmic_pattern poetic_rhythm | |
| Related terms: | versification versification meter sprung_rhythm poem | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (verse,writing) the study of poetic meter and the art of versification | |
| Synonyms: | metrics | |
| Related terms: | poetics meter iambic dactylic long spondaic trochaic poetic_rhythm short measured | |
| Similar spelling: |
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