prosodist

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noun

A person involved with prosody.

OriginEnglish prosody ← Middle French prosodie ← Latin prosōdia →
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Meanings

nounprosodist (plural prosodists)

plural prosodists

  1. A person involved with prosody.

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. Englishprosodist

From prosody + -ist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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