Dipody Definition

dĭpə-dē
dipodies
noun
A metrical unit consisting of two feet.
Webster's New World
In English poetry, a prosodic unit consisting usually of two iambs or two trochees and scanned as containing one primary and one secondary stress.
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Other Word Forms of Dipody

Noun

Singular:
dipody
Plural:
dipodies

Origin of Dipody

  • Late Latin dipodia from Greek dipodiā from dipous two-footed di- two di–1 pous pod- foot –pod

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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