"dispondee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dispondees [plural]
Etymology: Latin dispondeus, from Ancient Greek. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dispondeus}} Latin dispondeus, {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} dispondee (plural dispondees)
  1. (poetry) A double spondee; a metrical foot consisting of four long syllables. Categories (topical): Poetry

Inflected forms

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