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Webster 1913 Edition


Dispondee

Di-spon′dee

,
Noun.
[L.
dispondeus
, Gr. [GREEK];
δι-
=
δίσ-
twice + [GREEK] spondee.]
(Gr. [GREEK] Lat. Pros.)
A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dispondee

DISPONDEE

,
Noun.
In Greek and Latin poetry, a double spondee, consisting of four long syllables.

Definition 2024


dispondee

dispondee

English

Noun

dispondee (plural dispondees)

  1. A double spondee; a metrical foot consisting of four long syllables.