Meanings
plural prosodia · plural prosodions
- Ancient GreeceA processional hymn.
Alcman composed various kinds of poems in various metres; Parthenia (maidens’ songs), hymns, paeans, prosodia (processionals), and love-songs, of which he was considered the inventor.
1911, “Alcman”, in Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, volume 1, New York, N.Y.: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., page 524
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekπρόσοδος“procession”
- Koine Greekπροσόδιος
- Ancient Greekπροσόδιον
- Englishprosodion
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσόδιον (prosódion), use as noun of neuter of Koine Greek προσόδιος (prosódios) (though apparently first attested later), from Ancient Greek πρόσοδος (prósodos, “procession”) + -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix).
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Italian prosodio
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Cite this entry
prosodion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosodion
“prosodion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosodion. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosodion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosodion.
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