SPONDEES

Noun

spondees

plural of spondee

Anagrams

• Snopesed, dopeness, snopesed

Source: Wiktionary


SPONDEE

Spon"dee, n. Etym: [L. spondeus, Gr. spondée. So called because at libations slow, solemn melodies were used, chiefly in this meter.] (pros.)

Definition: A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word leges.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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