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(spŏn-dā′ĭk)

(-ĭ-kal)

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Adj.

[L.

spondaicus

spondiacus

, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F.

spondaïque

Of or pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees.

Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees;

as, a

spondaic

hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead of a dactyl in the fifth foot

, SPONDAICAL,

Adj.

[See Spondee.] Pertaining to a spondee; denoting two long feet in poetry.