Dī-spŏn′dēe, n.
n. [Lat. dispondeus, Gr. δισπόνδειος, from δι, for δις, twice, double, from σπονδεῖος (sc. πούς, spondee). See SPONDEE.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.
n. [Lat. dispondeus, Gr. δισπόνδειος, from δι, for δις, twice, double, from σπονδεῖος (sc. πούς, spondee). See SPONDEE.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.