Associations to the word «Prosody»

Wiktionary

PROSODY, noun. (linguistics) The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
PROSODY, noun. (poetry) The study of poetic meter; the patterns of sounds and rhythms in verse.

Dictionary definition

PROSODY, noun. The patterns of stress and intonation in a language.
PROSODY, noun. (prosody) a system of versification.
PROSODY, noun. The study of poetic meter and the art of versification.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke