What is that part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition called?
prosody — That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or metrical composition. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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