spondaic

  • 1spondaic — SPONDÁIC, spondaice, adj. (În versificaţia greco latină; în sintagma) Vers spondaic = hexametru în care al cincilea picior este format dintr un spondeu. [pr.: da ic] – Din fr. spondaïque. Trimis de LauraGellner, 25.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 … …

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  • 2Spondaic — Spon*da ic (sp[o^]n*d[=a] [i^]k), Spondaical Spon*da ic*al ( [i^]*kal), a. [L. spondaicus, spondiacus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sponda[ i]que.] 1. Of or pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing spondees in excess; marked …

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  • 3spondaic — adjective or noun see spondee …

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  • 4spondaic — /spon day ik/, adj. Pros. 1. of or pertaining to a spondee. 2. noting or constituting a spondee. 3. consisting of spondees; characterized by a spondee or spondees. Also, spondaical. [1715 25; < LL spondaicus, metathetic var. of spondiacus < Gk&#8230; …

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  • 5spondaic — adjective Referring to poetry with the metrical pattern with a foot composed of two stressed syllables …

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  • 6spondaic — Relating to spondee …

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  • 7spondaic — [spɒn deɪɪk] adjective Prosody of or concerning spondees. ↘(of a hexameter) having a spondee as its fifth foot …

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  • 8spondaic — spon·da·ic …

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  • 9spondaic — spon•da•ic [[t]spɒnˈdeɪ ɪk[/t]] also spon•da′i•cal adj. pro of, pertaining to, or consisting of spondees • Etymology: 1715–25 …

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  • 10spondaic — /spɒnˈdeɪɪk/ (say spon dayik) adjective 1. of or relating to a spondee. 2. constituting a spondee. 3. consisting of spondees; characterised by a spondee or spondees. Also, spondaical. {Latin spondaicus} …