Meanings
nounditrochee (plural ditrochees)
plural ditrochees
- communicationsA double trochee; a metrical foot made up of two trochees.
Origin
- Latinditrochaeus
- Englishditrochee
Latin ditrochaeus, from Ancient Greek.
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APA
ditrochee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditrochee
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“ditrochee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditrochee. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ditrochee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ditrochee.
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