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Spondaic meaning

Having or relating to spondees.

Synonyms of Spondaic

metrical foot foot metrical unit

Related words

Other words often associated with Spondaic or its synonyms:

meter measure cadence metre beat head groundwork support foundation bottom fundament walk

Using Spondaic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having or relating to spondees.
  • Useful related words include: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit.

Context around Spondaic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

allows 1× heavily 1×

Often after:

fifth 1× line 1×

Sentence patterns with Spondaic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

homer allows spondaic fifth feet 1× the heavily spondaic line came 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example homer 1× the repeated use 1×

Common sentence endings:

first two feet 1× virtually never did 1×

Words around Spondaic

Just before it in the word index:

sponcil 4 sponaugle 2 spon 5 spolyar 3 spolu 2 spolin 7

Just after it in the word index:

spondee 3 spondees 4 spondon 3 spondylitis 8 spondylolisthesis 2 spondylosis 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Spondaic

  • In this selection, "spondaic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allows, heavily, fifth and line stand out and add context to how "spondaic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include homer allows spondaic fifth feet and the heavily spondaic line came. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spondaic" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spondaic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

For example, Homer allows spondaic fifth feet (albeit not often), whereas many later authors virtually never did. (17 words)

The repeated use of the heavily spondaic line came to be frowned upon, as well as the use of a high proportion of spondees in both of the first two feet. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

The repeated use of the heavily spondaic line came to be frowned upon, as well as the use of a high proportion of spondees in both of the first two feet. (31 words)

For example, Homer allows spondaic fifth feet (albeit not often), whereas many later authors virtually never did. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

For example, Homer allows spondaic fifth feet (albeit not often), whereas many later authors virtually never did.

The repeated use of the heavily spondaic line came to be frowned upon, as well as the use of a high proportion of spondees in both of the first two feet.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spondaic" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, Homer allows spondaic fifth feet (albeit not often), whereas many later authors virtually never did." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "spondaic" from authentic English texts.
What does "spondaic" mean?
Spondaic means: Having or relating to spondees.
What are synonyms of "spondaic"?
Common synonyms of "spondaic" include: metrical foot, foot, metrical unit.
How many example sentences with "spondaic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "spondaic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.