prosodial

[Eng. prosody; -al.] Pertaining or relating to prosody; prosodiacal. pro-so-di-al-ly, adv . [English prosodial ; -ly.] Prosodiacally. pro-so-di-an, subst . [Eng. prosody ; -an.] One who is versed in prosody or the rules of pronunciation and metrical composition. "Some have been so bad prosodians , as from thence to derive 'malum,' because that fruit was the first occasion of evil."- Browne : Vulgar Errors , bk. vii., ch. i. pro-sod-Ic-al, adj . [Eng. prosody ; -cal .] Of or pertaining to prosody; according to the rules of prosody; prosodiacal. "Not destitute of prosodical harmony."- Warton : Hist . Eng . Poetry , ii. 356. pro-sod-ic-al-ly, adv. [Eng. prosodical; -ly.] In a prosodical manner; prosodially. pros-o-dist, subst. [Eng. prosod (y); -ist.] One versed in prosody; a prosodian. "The exact prosodist will find the line of swiftne by one time longer than that of tardine ." -Johnson: Life of Pope. pros-o-dỹ, *pros-o-die, s . [Fr. prosodie , from Lat. prosodia ; Gr. prosōdia =a song sung to a lute, a tone, an accent, prosody: pros to , accompanying, and ode =a song; Sp. & Ital. prosodia .] Gram.: That part of grammar which treats of the quantities of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification. In Greek and Latin every syllable had its determinate value or quantity, and verse was constructed by a system of recurring feet, each consisting of a certain number of syllables, po e ing a certain quantity and arrangement. In English, verse is constructed simply by accent and number of syllables. prō-sō-ma, 8. [Prefix pro- , and Gr. sõma =the body.] Comp. Anat.: The anterior part of the body; used chiefly of the Cephalopod a.