Spondaic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spondaic \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 by spondees; as, a
        spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead
        of a dactyl in the fifth foot.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spondaic
       adj : of or consisting of spondees; "spondaic hexameter"