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.
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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.
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