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prosodion

prosodion noun: a processional hymn.

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

Forms of prosodion

pluralprosodia
pluralprosodions

Origin of prosodion

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προσόδιον (prosódion), use as noun of neuter of Koine Greek προσόδιος (prosódios) (though apparently first attested later), from Ancient Greek πρόσοδος (prósodos, “procession”) + -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix).

Questions about prosodion

What does prosodion mean?
Prosodion means a processional hymn.
What part of speech is prosodion?
Prosodion is a noun.
What is the plural of prosodion?
The plural of prosodion is prosodia.

Words near prosodion in the dictionary

  1. prosodicity
  2. prosodics
  3. prosodies
  4. prosodification
  5. prosodifications
  6. prosodion
  7. prosodions
  8. prosodist
  9. prosodists
  10. prosody
  11. prosogyrate

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