octosyllable

[ok-tuh-sil-uh-buh l]

noun

a word or line of verse of eight syllables.

Origin of octosyllable

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

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British Dictionary definitions for octosyllable

octosyllable

noun

a line of verse composed of eight syllables

a word of eight syllables

Derived Formsoctosyllabic (ˌɒktəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective

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