spondee Hear it!

spondee definition

spon·dee (spän′dē)

noun

a metrical foot of two long or accented syllables

Etymology: ME sponde < L spondeum < spondeus, of a libation < Gr spondeios < spondē, solemn libation (such libations were accompanied by a solemn melody) < spendein, to present a libation: see sponsor

Related Forms:

  • spondaic spon·da′ic (spän dā′ik) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.