trochaic

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  • Adjective:
    of or consisting of trochees

Word Origin

trochaic (adj.)
"composed of trochees," 1580s, from Middle French trochaïque (1540s) or directly from Latin trochaicus, from Greek trokhaikos "pertaining to or consisting of trochees," from trokhaios (see trochee).

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