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spondee

/ˈspɒndi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
spondee
IPA
/ˈspɒndi/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.

Etymology

From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: spondēus, σπονδεῖος

Inflected Forms

spondees (plural) spondeus (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

spondaic

Frequently Paired Words

dispondee

Questions

How do you pronounce spondee?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɒndi/.
What does spondee mean?
A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
Where does spondee come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce spondee

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