hendecasyllable

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

/ hɛnˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌhɛn dɛk əˈsɪl- /

noun

a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.

Words nearby hendecasyllable

hencoop, hendeca-, hendecagon, hendecahedron, hendecasyllabic, hendecasyllable, henderson, hendersonula toruloidea, hendersonville, hendiadys, hendon

Origin of hendecasyllable

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

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Examples from the Web for hendecasyllable

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
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for hendecasyllable

hendecasyllable

/ (ˈhɛndɛkəˌsɪləbəl) /

noun

prosody a verse line of 11 syllables

Derived forms of hendecasyllable

hendecasyllabic (hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective

Word Origin for hendecasyllable

C18: via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos

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