consisting of two long syllables

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• long — 1. adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon traversed or finished (a long line; a long journey; a long time ago). 2 (following a measurement) in length or duration (2 metres long; the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Spondee — In poetry, a spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, as determined by syllable weight in classical meters, or two stressed syllables, as determined by stress in modern meters. This makes it somewhat unique in English verse as …   Wikipedia

• I|on|ic — «y ON ihk», adjective. of, having to do with, or present as ions or an ion: »Ionic speeds are quite small. Ions in ionic crystals are held together by the attraction between their opposite charges (Ralph E. Lapp). ╂[< ion + ic] I|on|ic «y ON… …   Useful english dictionary

• i|on|ic — «y ON ihk», adjective. of, having to do with, or present as ions or an ion: »Ionic speeds are quite small. Ions in ionic crystals are held together by the attraction between their opposite charges (Ralph E. Lapp). ╂[< ion + ic] I|on|ic «y ON… …   Useful english dictionary

• spon|dee — «SPON dee», noun. 1. a foot in English verse consisting of two accented syllables. Example (in the first three metrical feet): Rocks´, caves´, /lakes´, fens´,/bogs´, dens´,/and shades´/of death´ (Milton). 2. a foot in Greek and Latin verse… …   Useful english dictionary

• Ulysses (poem) — Ulysses is a poem by the Victorian poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892), written in 1833 and published in 1842 in Tennyson s well received second volume of poems. An oft quoted poem, it is popularly used to illustrate the dramatic monologue… …   Wikipedia

• spondee — /ˈspɒndi / (say spondee) noun Prosody a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables or two heavy beats. {Middle English, from Latin spondēus, from Greek spondeios} …  

• spondee — late 14c., metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, from O.Fr. spondee, from L. spondeus, from Gk. spondeios (pous), the name of the meter originally used in chants accompanying libations, from sponde solemn libation, related to spendein… …   Etymology dictionary

• Poetry — This article is about the art form. For other uses, see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella …   Wikipedia

• Japanese name — Yamada Tarō (山田太郎), a stereotypical Japanese name (male), equivalent to John Smith in English. Jane Smith would be Yamada Hanako (山田花子). Japanese names ( …   Wikipedia

• Diaeresis (diacritic) — Ä ä Ǟ ǟ Ë ë Ḧ ḧ Ï ï …   Wikipedia