hendecasyllabic
[ hen-dek-uh-si-lab-ik, hen-dek- ]
adjective
having 11 syllables.
noun
Origin of hendecasyllabic
1First recorded in 1720–30; hendecasyllable + -ic
Words Nearby hendecasyllabic
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How to use hendecasyllabic in a sentence
Romances hericos are romances composed of hendecasyllabic verses, all of which are llanos.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo BecquerSextinas are usually composed of six hendecasyllabic verses in which a serventesio is followed by a pareado.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo BecquerIt is composed of hendecasyllabic verses, mostly of the first class, with a heptasyllabic verse closing each stanza.
Legends, Tales and Poems | Gustavo Adolfo BecquerTen Brink calls attention to the possibility of the influence upon Chaucer's couplet of the Italian hendecasyllabic verse.
English Verse | Raymond MacDonald Alden, Ph.D.In both Cintio's pieces the metre is blank verse (hendecasyllabic), diversified in the case of the Egle with a rimed chorus.
Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama | Walter W. Greg
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