hendecasyllable
[ hen-dek-uh-sil-uh-buh l, hen-dek-uh-sil- ]
/ hɛnˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌhɛn dɛk əˈsɪl- /
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noun
a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.
Nearby words
- hencoop,
- hendeca-,
- hendecagon,
- hendecahedron,
- hendecasyllabic,
- henderson,
- henderson, arthur,
- henderson, fletcher,
- hendersonula toruloidea,
- hendersonville
Origin of hendecasyllable
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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|VariousEndechas reales are cuartetas in which three heptasyllables are followed by a hendecasyllable.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo BecquerTherefore, 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 SymondsHendecasyllable, hen′dek-a-sil-a-bl, n. a metrical line of eleven syllables.
hendecasyllable
/ (ˈhɛndɛkəˌsɪləbəl) /
noun
prosody a verse line of 11 syllables
Word Origin for hendecasyllable
C18: via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos
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