Definition of Dipodies. Meaning of Dipodies. Synonyms of Dipodies

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Definition of Dipodies

Dipodies
Dipody Dip"o*dy, n.; pl. Dipodies. [Gr. ?, fr. ? two-footed; di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, foot.] (Pros.) Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure. --Hadley. Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are measured by dipodies. --W. W. Goodwin.

Meaning of Dipodies from wikipedia

- two feet are combined into a larger unit called a metron (pl. metra) or dipody.[citation needed] The English word "foot" is a translation of the Latin...
- dainas traditionally are written down so that every line contains two dipodies. If a caesura is followed by three syllables, the last syllable – i.e....
- Lindsay writes: Iambic, like Trochaic and Anapaestic Metre, was scanned by Dipodies, not by single feet. The chief metrical ictus of the line, in other words...
- and Latin poetry, however, the term often refers to verse composed of dipodies. dystopia dynamic character A character who, during the course of a narrative...
- syllable (ca) metrically short. Iambic meters are made of "metra" or "dipodies" of which the basic shape is | x – u – | (here x represents an anceps element...
- Lindsay wrote: Iambic, like Trochaic and Anapaestic Metre, was scanned by Dipodies, not by single feet. The chief metrical ictus of the line, in other words...
- capacity; Mr. Elephant, so forgetful he doesn't recall himself; nosy court poet Dipody Distich, Drexel the dragon and Wanda Witch, a bird who pushes a cart marked...