dodecasyllabic

[ doh-dek-uh-si-lab-ik, doh-dek- ]

adjective
  1. consisting of or pertaining to 12 syllables.

noun
  1. a dodecasyllable.

Origin of dodecasyllabic

1
First recorded in 1880–85; dodeca- + syllabic

Words Nearby dodecasyllabic

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