Definition of Spondee

1. Noun. A metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables.

Generic synonyms: Foot, Metrical Foot, Metrical Unit
Derivative terms: Spondaic

Definition of Spondee

1. n. A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word lēgēs.

Definition of Spondee

1. a type of metrical foot [n -S]

Medical Definition of Spondee

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Spondee

spoliated
spoliates
spoliating
spoliation
spoliation
spoliations
spoliative
spoliator
spoliators
spondaic
spondaic
spondaics
spondaise
spondaize
spondee (current term)
spondee (current term)
spondees
Spondias
Spondias mombin
Spondias purpurea
Spondweni virus
spondyl
spondyl-
spondylalgia
spondylarthritis
spondylarthritis
spondylarthrocace
spondyle
spondylitic
spondylitis

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