SPONDEE


Meaning of SPONDEE in English

[ 'spɒndi: ]

■ noun Prosody a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables.

Origin

ME: from OFr., or via L. from Gk spondeios (pous) '(foot) of a libation', from spondē 'libation' (being characteristic of music accompanying libations).

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