trochees

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A form of trochee — A metrical foot in verse consisting of a stressed or heavy syllable followed by an unstressed or light syllable.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of trochee
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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