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prosodical en · ADJ

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of prosodic.
   alt of prosodic
   • Thirdly, the prosodical character of the song is roughly indicated by a combination of letters and numerals. 1911, Hubert G. Shearin, A Syllabus of Kentucky Folk-Songs:
   • The greater part of the Breviary Hymns are composed according to the rules of prosody, and their form is lyric, the popular form of Latin song, which preceded in Italy the prosodical system borrowed from the Greeks, and used by the classic pagan poets. 1920, Rev. E. J. Quigley, The Divine Office:
   • Some of these exhibit variations from the modern text, but being written by not very highly educated persons, they seldom or never present any various readings that it would be desirable to adopt, and indeed contain now and then prosodical errors. 1884, L. W. Yaggy, Museum of Antiquity:

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