Spondee
//ˈspɒndi// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
- 2 a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables wordnet
Etymology
From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
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