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nouna metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllablestype of:
Definition that contains trochee
- trochaic of or consisting of trochees
- adonic line a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
- adonic a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
- adonic having a rhythm consisting of a dactyl followed by a spondee or a trochee