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spondaic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spondaic \Spon*da"ic\, Spondaical \Spon*da"ic*al\, a. [L. spondaicus spondiacus Gr ?: cf F. sponda["i]que.] 1. Or of pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees. 2. Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as a spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead of a dactyl in the fifth foot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spondaic adj : (prosody) of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"
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