aprosody

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noun

The lack of variations in speech, such as speed, tone, and emphasis.

OriginEnglish prosody ← Middle French prosodie ← Latin prosōdia →
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Meanings

nounaprosody (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineThe lack of variations in speech, such as speed, tone, and emphasis.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  9. Proto-Indo-European*próti, *préti
  10. Ancient Greekπρός (prós)
  11. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  13. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  14. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  15. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  16. Latinprosōdia
  17. Middle Frenchprosodie
  18. Englishprosody
  19. Englishaprosody

From a- + prosody.

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Translations

Portuguese aprosódia
  • aprosódiathe lack of variations in speech, such as speed, tone, and emphasis

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pyrosoda
Cite this entry
APA

aprosody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprosody

MLA

“aprosody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprosody. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aprosody,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aprosody.

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