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spon·dee  (spnd)

n.

A metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables.

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[Middle English sponde, from Old French spondee, from Latin spondum, from neuter of spondus, of libations, spondaic, from Greek spondeios, from spond, libation (from its use in songs performed at libations); see spend- in Indo-European roots.]

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spondee

Noun

Prosody a metrical foot of two long syllables [Greek spondē ritual offering of drink]

spondaic adj

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spondee

a foot of two syllables, both long or stressed. — spondiac, adj.

See also: Verse

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

spondee - a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm