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trochee vs metrical unit

metrical unit vs trochee

trochee and metrical unit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trochee Yes No No No
metrical unit Yes No No No
As nouns, metrical unit is a hypernym of trochee; that is, metrical unit is a word with a broader meaning than trochee:
  • trochee: a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
  • metrical unit: (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Other hypernyms of trochee include foot, metrical foot.
trochee (noun) metrical unit (noun)
a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
Difference between trochee and metrical unit

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