octosyllable

[ ok-tuh-sil-uh-buhl ]

noun

1. a word or line of verse of eight syllables.

octosyllable

/ ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl; ˌɒktəsɪˈlæbɪk /

noun

1. a line of verse composed of eight syllables
2. a word of eight syllables

Derived Forms

• octosyllabic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of octosyllable¹

1765–75; part translation of Late Latin octōsyllabus; octosyllabic, syllable