hendecasyllable

[hen-dek-uh-sil-uh-buh l, hen-dek-uh-sil-]

noun

a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.

Origin of hendecasyllable

1740–50; < Latin hendecasyllabus < Greek hendekasýllabos. See hendeca-, syllable

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Historical Examples of hendecasyllable

Hendecasyllable, hen′dek-a-sil-a-bl, n. a metrical line of eleven syllables.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
Therefore, nothing very distinct can be asserted about the origin of the hendecasyllable iambic line, which marks Italian poetry.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature
John Addington Symonds
They first employed the Italian hendecasyllable, although it did not become acclimated till the days of Boscn.
Modern Spanish Lyrics
Various
Endechas reales are cuartetas in which three heptasyllables are followed by a hendecasyllable.
Legends, Tales and Poems
Gustavo Adolfo Becquer

British Dictionary definitions for hendecasyllable

hendecasyllable

noun

prosody a verse line of 11 syllables

Derived Formshendecasyllabic (hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective

Word Origin for hendecasyllable

C18: via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos

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