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Dipody

Dip′o-dy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Dipodies
(#)
.
[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] two-footed;
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK], [GREEK], foot.]
(Pros.)
Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.
Hadley.
Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are measured by
dipodies
.
W. W. Goodwin.

Definition 2024


dipody

dipody

English

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Noun

dipody (plural dipodies)

  1. (poetry) A unit of two metrical feet.