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dipody

[ dip-uh-dee ]

noun

Prosody.
plural dipodies.
  1. a group of two feet in English poetry, in which one of the two accented syllables bears primary stress and the other bears secondary stress, used as a prosodic measurement in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse.
  2. a prosodic measurement of two feet in classical Greek and Latin poetry.

dipody

/ ˈɪəɪ /

noun

  1. prosody a metrical unit consisting of two feet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱·ǻ· [dahy-, pod, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dipody1

1835–45; < Late Latin dipodia < Greek: the quality of having two feet, equivalent to dipod- (stem of ídzܲ ) two-footed ( di- 1, -pod ) + -ia -y 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dipody1

C19: from Late Latin dipodia, from Greek di- 1+ pous foot

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