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spondee
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[ˈspɒndiː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables
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Origin
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late 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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