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decasyllabic

American

[dek-uh-si-lab-ik] / ˌdɛk ə sɪˈlæb ɪk /

adjective

having ten syllables.

a decasyllabic verse.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

nondecasyllabic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of decasyllabic

1765–75; deca- + syllabic; compare French décasyllabique

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