Prosody - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Prosody :  (noun)
1: the patterns of stress and intonation in a language [syn: inflection]
2: (prosody) a system of versification [syn: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern]
3: the study of poetic meter and the art of versification [syn: metrics]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Prosody : \Pros"o*dy\, n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a syllable, Gr. ? a song sung to, or with, an accompanying song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; ? to _ ? song, ode: cf. F. prosodie. See Ode.] That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Prosody

i_matta: Presentation of "Real-Time Prosody-Driven Synthesis of Body Language" at #siggraphasia reminds me a bit of http://bit.ly/4zBkrg #sa09
metajack: @shauntrennery I generally recommend Tigase to Java shops, and ejabberd to everyone else. You might give Prosody a try for simplicity.
iamarigbytoo: TARPON wifeless MARSHLAND credit! Arbor, Prosody VASSAL TRANQUILLY submissively OCELOT predispose, lawfully-eggnog archives.
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