Definition of spondee Spondee

spon•dee

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What does spondee mean?

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Noun

Plural: spondees

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

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Wiktionary

spondee (Noun)
A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

spondee (n.)
A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word leges.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

spondee
spon′dē, n. in classical poetry, a foot of two long syllables, as fātō.—adjs. Spondā′ic, -al, pertaining to, or consisting of, spondees. [Fr.,—L. spondēus (pes)—Gr. spondeios (pous), (a foot) of two syllables, so called because much used in the slow solemn hymns sung at a spondē or drink-offering—spendein, to pour out, make a libation.]

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spondee, noun, singular of spondees.

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spondee in sign language

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