spondee
A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressedA word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
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Meaning
1 sensesA word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
Spondeus
спонде́йspondéj
a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
Origin
From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated withFrom Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
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