prosodist

prosodist: prosody ► NOUN 1) the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry. 2) the theory or study of these patterns, or the rules governing them. 3) the patterns of stress and intonation in a language.

DERIVATIVES prosodic adjective prosodist noun.

ORIGIN Greek prosidia 'song sung to music, tone of a syllable' , from id 'song' .

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Prosodist — Pros o*dist, n. One skilled in prosody. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosodist — noun see prosody … New Collegiate Dictionary
prosodist — /pros euh dist/, n. an expert in prosody. [1770 80; PROSOD(Y) + IST] * * * … Universalium
prosodist — noun A person involved with prosody … Wiktionary
prosodist — pros·o·dist … English syllables
prosodist — /ˈprɒsədəst/ (say prosuhduhst), /ˈprɒz / (say proz ) noun someone who studies or is knowledgeable about prosody …
prosodist — ˈpräsədə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: prosody + ist : a specialist in prosody … Useful english dictionary
Prosodian — Pro*so di*an, n. A prosodist. Rush. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prosody — noun (plural dies) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin prosodia accent of a syllable, from Greek prosōidia song sung to instrumental music, accent, from pros in addition to + ōidē song more at pros , ode Date: 15th century 1. the study of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Polymath — A polymath (Greek polymathēs , πολυμαθής, having learned much )The term was first recorded in written English in the early seventeenth century Cite web url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=polymath searchmode=none title=Online Etymology … Wikipedia

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