prosody

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Synonyms: aprosody

Antonyms: aprosody

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|linguistics}} {{lb|en|linguistics}} The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
2. {{senseid|en|poetry}} {{lb|en|poetry}} The study of [[poetic]] [[meter]]; the [[pattern]]s of sounds and rhythms in [[verse]].

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