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Definition of Prosodies
1. prosody [n] - See also: prosody
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prosodies
Literary usage of Prosodies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"... "measure unit"—Its internal and external arrangement—Resemblances and differences
of the result as compared with the mother-prosodies—The importance and ..."
2. The United States Magazine and Democratic Review by Carnegie-Mellon University, School of Computer Science (1839)
"A series of the principal Greek and Latin Authors, with Grammars, prosodies,
&c., of the respective languages. Edited by Charles Anthon, LL. ..."
3. Latin Prosody Made Easy. by John Carey (1808)
"... entitled " Metron ariston," said to have been written by the late Dr. Warner —
the other, a treatise " on the prosodies of the Greek and Latin Languages ..."
4. A System of Greek Prosody and Metre, for the Use of Schools and Colleges by Charles Anthon (1842)
"To these seven proper prosodies the ancients added what are called the affections
of a word ... V. The three improper prosodies were the apostrophe, hyphen, ..."
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