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spondaic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sponda-ic
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or relating to spondees.

Etymology

From Latin spondaicus, spondiacus, from Ancient Greek σπονδειακός (spondeiakós, “(music) used at a libation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spondaicus, σπονδειακός

Derived Forms

spondaically

Questions

What does spondaic mean?
Having or relating to spondees.
Where does spondaic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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