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spondaic

American  
[spon-dey-ik] / spɒnˈdeɪ ɪk /
Sometimes spondaical

adjective

Prosody.

  1. of or relating to a spondee.

  2. noting or constituting a spondee.

  3. consisting of spondees; characterized by a spondee or spondees.

spondaic British  
/ spɒnˈdeɪɪk /

adjective

  1. prosody of, relating to, or consisting of spondees

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Etymology

Origin of spondaic

1715–25; < Late Latin spondaicus, metathetic variant of spondīacus < Greek spondeiakós, equivalent to spondeî ( os ) spondee + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic

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