spondaic

spon·da·ic

S0658500 (spŏn-dā′ĭk)adj. Of, relating to, or consisting of spondees.

[French spondaïque, from Late Latin spondaicus, alteration of spondīacus, from Greek spondeiakos, from spondeios, spondee; see spondee.]

spondaic

(spɒnˈdeɪɪk) adj (Poetry) prosody of, relating to, or consisting of spondees

spon•da•ic

(spɒnˈdeɪ ɪk)

also spon•da′i•cal,

adj. of, pertaining to, or consisting of spondees. [1715–25]

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Adj.

spondaic - of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification

spondaic

spon·da·ic

(spon-dā'ik), Relating to spondee.

spondee

S15-887040 (spon′dē″) [L. spondeus, fr Gr. spondeios, pert. to or used in a libation, fr spondē, libation] A two-syllable word that receives an equal or nearly equal accent on each syllable, e.g., toothbrush, football. Spondaic words are use in audiometry to test for acuity and to establish an auditory baseline spondaic (spon-dā″ik), adjective

spondaic

spon·da·ic

spondaic

spon•da•ic

also spon•da′i•cal,

spondaic

spon·da·ic

spondee

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adj of or consisting of spondees

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