prosodion

noun

pro·​so·​di·​on

prəˈsōdēˌän

plural prosodia

-ēə

: an ancient Greek processional hymn sung by a chorus approaching the temple or altar of a god

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from neuter of prosodios processional, from prosodos procession, from pros- + hodos way, journey

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