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Definition of spondee noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spondee

noun
 
/ˈspɒndiː/
 
/ˈspɑːndiː/
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  1. a unit of sound in poetry consisting of two strong or long syllables
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or via Latin from Greek spondeios (pous) ‘(foot) of a libation’, from spondē ‘libation’ (being characteristic of music accompanying libations).
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