SPONDEE


Meaning of SPONDEE in English

[spon.dee] n [ME sponde, fr. MF or L; MF spondee, fr. L spondeum, fr. Gk spondeios, fr. spondeios of a libation, fr. sponde libation, fr. spendein to make a libation; fr. its use in music accompanying libations--more at spouse] (14c): a metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables -- spon.da.ic adj or n

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