2. (Pros.) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of feet of four short syllables each. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
proceleusmatic — PROCELEUSMÁTIC, Ă adj. (Metr.; despre picioare) Compus din patru silabe scurte. [pron. le us . / < fr. procéleusmatique, gr. prokeleusmatikos]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN PROCELEUSMÁTIC, Ă adj. (metr.; despre picioare)… … Dicționar Român
Proceleusmatic — Proc e*leus*mat ic, n. (Pros.) A foot consisting of four short syllables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proceleusmatic — /pros euh loohs mat ik, proh seuh /, adj. 1. inciting, animating, or inspiring. 2. Pros. a. noting a metrical foot of four short syllables. b. pertaining to or consisting of feet of this kind. n. 3. Pros. a proceleusmatic foot. [1700 10; < LL… … Universalium
proceleusmatic — /proʊsəlusˈmætɪk/ (say prohsuhloohs matik) adjective 1. inciting, animating, or inspiriting. 2. Prosody a. denoting a metrical foot of four short syllables. b. relating to or consisting of feet of this kind. –noun 3. Prosody a proceleusmatic foot …
proceleusmatic — pro·ce·leus·mat·ic … English syllables
proceleusmatic — a. exhorting; encouraging; n. metrical foot of four short syllables … Dictionary of difficult words
proceleusmatic — I. ˌprōsə̇ˌlüzˈmad.ik, üˈsm noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin proceleusmaticus, from Greek prokeleusmatikos, adjective & noun, from (assumed) prokeleusmat , prokeleusma incitement (from prokeleuein to urge on, give orders to, from pro pro (I) +… … Useful english dictionary
Foot (prosody) — The foot is the basic metrical unit that generates a line of verse in most Western traditions of poetry, including English accentual syllabic verse and the quantitative meter of classical ancient Greek and Latin poetry. The unit is composed of… … Wikipedia
Glossary of poetry terms — This is a glossary of poetry terminology.Measures of verseTypes of metreBelow, short/long definitions of a syllable of classical languages correspond to unstressed/stressed of English language.* Amphibrach: short long short * Amphimacer or cretic … Wikipedia
accent — Synonyms and related words: Alexandrine, accent mark, accents, accentuate, accentuation, amphibrach, amphimacer, anacrusis, anapest, antispast, arsis, articulation, bacchius, bar, beat, belabor, broad accent, brogue, burr, cadence, caesura,… … Moby Thesaurus
