About The Word Spondee
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Spondee
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What's The Definition Of Spondee?
[n] a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spondee: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spondee: See Also | foot | metrical foot | metrical unit Spondee In Webster's Dictionary \Spon"dee\, n. [L. spondeus, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? a
drink offering, libation, fr. ? to pour out, make a libation:
cf. F. spond['e]e. So called because at libations slow,
solemn melodies were used, chiefly in this meter.] (pros.)
A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word
l[=e]g[=e]s.
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