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|wketx=In poetic metre, a [[trochee]] (/ˈtroʊkiː/), [[choree]] (/ˈkɔːriː/), or [[choreus]], is a metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed one, in English, or a heavy syllable followed by a light one in Latin or Greek (also described as a long syllable followed by a short one). In this respect, a trochee is the reverse of an [[iamb]].

The adjective form is [[trochaic]]. The English word trochee is itself trochaic since it is composed of the stressed syllable /ˈtroʊ/ followed by the unstressed syllable /kiː/.

Trochee comes from French [[trochée]], adapted from Latin [[trochaeus]], originally from the Greek [[τροχός]] (trokhós), "[[wheel]]", from the phrase trokhaios pous, literally "[[running]] [[foot]]"; it is connected with the word [[τρέχω]] trékhō, "I [[run]]". The less-often used word [[choree]] comes from [[χορός]], khorós, "[[dance]]"; both convey the "[[rolling]]" rhythm of this metrical foot. The phrase was adapted into English in the late 16th century.

There was a well-established ancient tradition that trochaic rhythm is faster than iambic. When used in drama it is often associated with lively situations. One ancient commentator notes that it was named from the metaphor of people running (ἐκ μεταφορᾶς τῶν τρεχόντων) and the Roman metrician Marius Victorinus notes that it was named from its running and speed (dictus a cursu et celeritate).
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|trtx=als: trochäus; be_x_old: харэй; be: харэй; bg: хорей; ca: troqueu; cs: trochej; cv: хорей; da: trokæ; de: Trochäus; en: trochee; eo: trokeo; es: troqueo; et: trohheus; ext: troqueu; fi: trokee; fr: trochée; gan: 強弱格; gl: troqueo; hu: trocheus; hy: քորեյ; ia: trocheo; io: trokeo; is: fallandi tvíliður; it: trocheo; ja: トロキー; ka: ქორე; la: trochaeus; nl: trochee; nn: troké; no: troké; pl: trochej; pt: troqueu; ro: troheu; ru: хорей; sh: trohej; sk: trochej; sl: trohej; sr: trohej; sv: troké; uk: хорей; zh: 扬抑格
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