prosody C2+ Topic:Communication US /ˈprɑsədi/ UK /ˈprɒsədi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the patterns of rhythm, stress, and intonation in speech or verse She studied the prosody of Old English alliterative poetry. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the patterns of rhythm,... meterscansionversificationrhythmintonationcadence Word family Derived forms prosodicprosodist Related forms ode Etymology AI details From Latin prosodia, from Ancient Greek prosōidia ('a song sung to music; the modulation of voice'), from pros ('to, in addition to') + ōidē ('song, ode'). prosōidia Ancient Greek ōidē Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prosody **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈprɑsədi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprɒsədi/ ## Meanings 1. the patterns of rhythm, stress, and intonation in speech or verse ## Examples - She studied the prosody of Old English alliterative poetry. ## Synonyms - meter - scansion - versification - rhythm - intonation - cadence ## Derived Forms - prosodic - prosodist ## Related Forms - ode ## Roots and Affixes - Root: prosōidia - Root: ōidē ## Etymology From Latin prosodia, from Ancient Greek prosōidia ('a song sung to music; the modulation of voice'), from pros ('to, in addition to') + ōidē ('song, ode'). ## AI Etymology Prosody is from Latin prosodia, from Ancient Greek prosōidia ('a song sung to music; the modulation of voice'), from pros ('to, in addition to') + ōidē ('song, ode'). Important recorded forms include prosōidia (Ancient Greek) and ōidē (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers the patterns of rhythm, stress, and intonation in speech or verse. The wider family includes derived forms such as prosodic and prosodist and related words such as ode. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown