Dictionary - Definition of DISPONDEE


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Dispondee" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Dispondee \Di*spon"dee\, noun. [Latin expression dispondeus, Greek; di- di`s- twice spondee.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: DISPONDEE

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] In Greek and Latin poetry, a double spondee, consisting of four long syllables. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "DISPONDEE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Dispondee \Di*spon"dee\, noun. [Latin expression dispondeus, Greek; di- di`s- twice spondee.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] In Greek and Latin poetry, a double spondee, consisting of four long syllables. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top