prosodification

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noun

The imposition of prosodic structure (e.g. syllables, feet, stress, etc.) onto string of segments (i.e. sounds such as consonants and vowels)

OriginEnglish prosody ← Middle French prosodie ← Latin prosōdia →
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Meanings

nounprosodification (plural prosodifications)

plural prosodifications

  1. human sciencesThe imposition of prosodic structure (e.g. syllables, feet, stress, etc.) onto string of segments (i.e. sounds such as consonants and vowels)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*próti, *préti
  5. Ancient Greekπρός (prós)
  6. Proto-Hellenic*awéidō
  7. Ancient Greekᾰ̓είδω (ăeídō)
  8. Ancient Greekᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekᾠδή (ōidḗ)
  10. Ancient Greekπροσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)
  11. Latinprosōdia
  12. Middle Frenchprosodie
  13. Englishprosody
  14. Englishprosodification

From prosody + -ification.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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