1) Foot 2) Kind of metrical foot 3) Metrical foot 4) Metrical unit 5) Two long syllables in poetry
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In poetry, a spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, as determined by syllable weight in classical meters, or two stressed syllables, as determined by stress in modern meters. The word comes from the Greek σπονδή, spondē, `libation`. The spondee typically does not provide the basis for a metrical line. Instead, sponde.....
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[grammar] In grammar, a spondee is a two-syllable word in which there is equal emphasis placed on both syllables. ...
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a metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables / ' ' /. An example of a spondaic word is 'hog-wild.' The di-spondee / ' ' ' ' / is a Classical Greek and Latin metrical foot.
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• (n.) A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word leges.
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metrical foot consisting of two long (as in classical verse) or stressed (as in English verse) syllables occurring together. The term was derived ... [3 related articles]
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A bisyllabic word with generally equivalent stress on each of the two syllables; used in the testing of speech hearing. ... Origin: Fr. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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In scansion, a spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two successive strong beats. The spondee typ
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A metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables / ' ' /. An example of a spondaic word is 'hog-
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Spon'dee noun [ Latin
spondeus , Greek ... (sc. ...), from ... a drink offering, libation, from ... to pour out, make a libation: confer French
spondée . So called because at libations slow, solemn melodies were used, chiefly in this meter.]
(pros.) A poetic foot of two long syllabl...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: spon′dē Definitions: 1. A bisyllabic word with equivalent stress on each syllable; used in the testing of hearing for speech.
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A foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables e.g. as in 'PANCAKE'.
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In prosody a spondee is a foot containing two long, or accented syllables. The term is derived from the Greek sponde, a libation, because this slow, dignified measure was much used in the hymns sung at solemn libations.
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long-long
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n] - a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
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a metrical foot composed of two stressed syllables ('').
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noun a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
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a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
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