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spondée — [ spɔ̃de ] n. m. • XIVe; lat. d o. gr. spondeus ♦ Didact. Pied de deux syllabes longues, dans la métrique gréco latine. Dactyles et spondées. ● spondée nom masculin (grec spondeios, de spondê, libation) Pied composé de deux syllabes longues.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
spondee — late 14c., metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, from O.Fr. spondee, from L. spondeus, from Gk. spondeios (pous), the name of the meter originally used in chants accompanying libations, from sponde solemn libation, related to spendein… … Etymology dictionary
Spondee — Spon dee (sp[o^]n d[=e]), n. [L. spondeus, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? a drink offering, libation, fr. ? to pour out, make a libation: cf. F. spond[ e]e. So called because at libations slow, solemn melodies were used, chiefly in this meter.] (Pros.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spondée — SPONDÉE. s. m. Sorte de mesure dans les vers grecs & latins composée de deux syllabes longues. Le vers Hexametre est composé de dactyles & de spondées … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
spondee — ► NOUN Poetry ▪ a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables. ORIGIN from Greek spondeios pous foot of a libation , from spond libation (being characteristic of music accompanying libations) … English terms dictionary
spondee — [spän′dē] n. [ME sponde < L spondeum < spondeus, of a libation < Gr spondeios < spondē, solemn libation (such libations were accompanied by a solemn melody) < spendein, to present a libation: see SPONSOR] a metrical foot of two… … English World dictionary
Spondee — In poetry, a spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, as determined by syllable weight in classical meters, or two stressed syllables, as determined by stress in modern meters. This makes it somewhat unique in English verse as … Wikipedia
Spondée — En poésie, le spondée (du latin spondeus) est un pied, c est à dire un élément métrique composé de deux syllabes longues. Emplois En poésie latine, le spondée est d usage fréquent. Il peut facilement remplacer un dactyle ou un anapeste. En effet … Wikipédia en Français
spondee — /ˈspɒndi / (say spondee) noun Prosody a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables or two heavy beats. {Middle English, from Latin spondēus, from Greek spondeios} …
spondee — n. Prosody a foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables. Etymology: ME f. OF spondee or L spondeus f. Gk spondeios (pous foot) f. sponde libation, as being characteristic of music accompanying libations … Useful english dictionary
