spondaic
nounHow to pronounce spondaic:
Definition of spondaic:
- spondaic (noun):
- a metrical foot consisting of two long or stressed syllables
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- ownness
- haded
- kidding
- slicked
- racoon
- Beatrix
- founder
- heaper
- concede
- feelings
- mawkish
- lange's
- wistful
- Brahma
- bellies
- expert
- merely
- pretends
- useful
- schmaltzy
- racer
- Qwara
- ration
- biggest
- outrank
- devout
- bangle
- pishu
- nighted
- evie
- leafless
- yachter
- clogged
- borough
- bristly
- typo
- dozy
- randy
- compost
- ante
- doting
- belive
- faction
- background
- hostess
- foreleg
- basis
- fishing
- minding
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Suprasegmental features such as tone, stress, and length operate at the level above individual sounds and often across syllables.
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