prosodia

Definitions of prosodia
  1. noun
    the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
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    entonación
    rise and fall of the voice pitch
    cesura
    a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line
    acento, acentuación, énfasis
    the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
    canturreo, canturía, monotonía, tonillo
    an unchanging intonation
  2. noun
    (prosody) a system of versification
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    cadencia, compás, indicador, ritmo
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    escansión, medida
    analysis of verse into metrical patterns
    type of:
    versificación
    the form or metrical composition of a poem
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