microprosody

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noun

The microdynamic behaviour of vowels in a particular language

OriginEnglish prosody ← Middle French prosodie ← Latin prosōdia →
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Meanings

nounmicroprosody (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe microdynamic behaviour of vowels in a particular language

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  8. Proto-Indo-European*próti, *préti
  9. Ancient Greekπρός (prós)
  10. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  11. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  12. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  13. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  14. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  15. Latinprosōdia
  16. Middle Frenchprosodie
  17. Englishprosody
  18. Englishmicroprosody

From micro- + prosody.

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APA

microprosody. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprosody

MLA

“microprosody.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprosody. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microprosody,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprosody.

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