About The Word Spondaic
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Spondaic
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What's The Definition Of Spondaic?
[adj] (prosody) of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spondaic: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spondaic: See Also | Spondaic In Webster's Dictionary \Spon*da"ic\, Spondaical \Spon*da"ic*al\, a. [L.
spondaicus, spondiacus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sponda["i]que.]
1. Or of pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees.
2. Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as, a
spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead
of a dactyl in the fifth foot.
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