Spondee Definition

spŏndē
noun
A metrical foot of two long or accented syllables.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Spondee

Noun

Singular:
spondee
Plural:
spondees

Origin of Spondee

  • Middle English sponde from Old French spondee from Latin spondēum from neuter of spondēus of libations, spondaic from Greek spondeios from spondē libation (from its use in songs performed at libations) spend- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin spondÄ“us (“spondee"), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeios, “associated with a libation") from σπονδή (spondÄ“, “libation")- spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.

    From Wiktionary

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