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prosody vs meter

meter vs prosody

prosody and meter both are nouns.

prosody is not a verb while meter is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prosody Yes No No No
meter Yes No Yes No
As nouns, meter is a hyponym of prosody; that is, meter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prosody:
  • prosody: (prosody) a system of versification
  • meter: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Other hyponyms of prosody include beat, cadence, measure, metre, sprung rhythm.
prosody (noun) meter (noun)
the study of poetic meter and the art of versification any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
(prosody) a system of versification (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
prosody (verb) meter (verb)
measure with a meter
stamp with a meter indicating the postage
Difference between prosody and meter

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