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spondaic

Pronunciation: /spɒnˈdeɪɪk/
Definition of spondaic

adjective

Prosody
  • of or concerning spondees.
  • (of a hexameter) having a spondee as its fifth foot.

Origin:

late 16th century: via French or late Latin from Greek spondeiakos, from spondeios (see spondee)

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