Prŏs'o-dy, n.

n. [Fr. prosodie, It., Sp., & Lat. prosodia, Gr. προσῳδία, a song sung to or with, an accompanying song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation, from πρός, to, and ᾠδή, song, ode.] That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification.