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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROS'ODY, n.[L.prosodia; Gr. an ode.] That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification. It includes also the art of adjusting the accent and metrical arrangement of syllables in compositions for the lyre.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn: prosody, inflection]
2: (prosody) a system of versification [syn: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody]
3: the study of poetic meter and the art of versification [syn: prosody, metrics]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural -dies) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin prosodia accent of a syllable, from Greek pros?idia song sung to instrumental music, accent, from pros in addition to + ?id? song — more at pros-, ode Date: 15th century 1. the study of versification; especially the systematic study of metrical structure 2. a particular system, theory, or style of versification 3. the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language • prosodist noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the theory and practice of versification; the laws of metre. 2 the study of speech-rhythms. Derivatives: prosodic adj. prosodist n. Etymology: ME f. L prosodia accent f. Gk prosoidia (as PROS-, ODE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Prosody Pros"o*dy, n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. ? a song sung to, or with, an accompanying song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; ? to + ? song, ode: cf. F. prosodie. See Ode.] That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.

Moby Thesaurus

Stabreim, accent, accentuation, alliterative meter, beat, cadence, emphasis, ictus, level of stress, lilt, measure, meter, metrical pattern, metrics, movement, number, numbers, primary stress, prosodic pattern, prosodics, quantitative meter, rhythm, rhythmic pattern, rhythmical stress, scanning, scansion, secondary stress, stress, stress accent, stress pattern, swing, syllabic meter, tertiary stress, vers libre, versification, weak stress