libation < spéndein offer a drink]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dee — bar·dee; chal·dee; chick·a·dee; chor·dee; cul·dee; cus·to·dee; dee·jay; dee·ner; dee·vil; dee·vil·ick; dol·lar·dee; dun·dee; fid·dle·dee·dee; fid·dle·dee·dee; gran·dee; gran·dee·ship; kil·dee; kill·dee; kis·ka·dee; prop·a·gan·dee; spon·dee; dee;… … English syllables
re|spon|de|at su|pe|ri|or — «rih SPON dee at su PIHR ee r», Latin. 1. a phrase used to express the doctrine that the principal is responsible for the acts of his agents when done withihe scope of their employment. 2. (literally) let the principal answer … Useful english dictionary
spondee — spon·dee … English syllables
spondee — /spon dee/, n. Pros. a foot of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter. [1350 1400; ME sponde < L spondeus < Gk spondeîos, deriv. of spondé libation] * * * ▪ prosody metrical foot… … Universalium
spondée — (spon dée) s. m. Terme de versification grecque et latine. Pied composé de deux syllabes longues. • La tristesse.... demande à être exprimée par des spondées et par de grands mots qui donnent aux vers beaucoup de lenteur et de pesanteur, ROLLIN … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
spondee — spon•dee [[t]ˈspɒn di[/t]] n. pro a foot of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME sponde < L spondēus < Gk spondeîos, der. of spondḗ libation (spondees were a… … From formal English to slang
respondeat superior — re·spon·de·at superior /ri spän dē ət / n [Medieval Latin, let the superior give answer]: a doctrine in tort law that makes a master liable for the wrong of a servant; specif: the doctrine making an employer or principal liable for the wrong of… … Law dictionary
spondee — A bisyllabic word with generally equivalent stress on each of the two syllables; used in the testing of speech hearing. [Fr.] * * * spon·dee (sponґde) [L. spondeum of a libation] any word of two syllables having equal stress on each syllable (e.g … Medical dictionary
Dispondee — Di*spon dee, n. [L. dispondeus, Gr. ?; di = di s twice + ? spondee.] (Gr. ? Lat. Pros.) A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spondee — Spon dee (sp[o^]n d[=e]), n. [L. spondeus, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? a drink offering, libation, fr. ? to pour out, make a libation: cf. F. spond[ e]e. So called because at libations slow, solemn melodies were used, chiefly in this meter.] (Pros.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
