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hendecasyllabic
[ hen-dek-uh-si-lab-ik, hen-dek- ]
/ hɛnˌdɛk ə sɪˈlæb ɪk, ˌhɛn dɛk- /
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adjective
having 11 syllables.
noun
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Origin of hendecasyllabic
First recorded in 1720–30; hendecasyllable + -ic
Words nearby hendecasyllabic
henchman, hencoop, hendeca-, hendecagon, hendecahedron, hendecasyllabic, hendecasyllable, Henderson, Hendersonville, hendiadys, hen do
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