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prosodia

prosodia is the plural of prosodion.

Meaning of prosodion

Noun

prosodion (plural prosodia or prosodions)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A 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

Origin of prosodia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσόδια (prosódia).

Questions about prosodia

What is prosodia the plural of?
Prosodia is the plural of prosodion.

Words near prosodia in the dictionary

  1. prosocline
  2. prosocoele
  3. prosocoeles
  4. prosodeme
  5. prosodemes
  6. prosodia
  7. prosodiac
  8. prosodiacal
  9. prosodiacally
  10. prosodiacs
  11. prosodial

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