octosyllable

[ ok-tuh-sil-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl /

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noun

a word or line of verse of eight syllables.

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Origin of octosyllable

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

Words nearby octosyllable

octonary, octopod, octopus, octoroon, octosyllabic, octosyllable, octroi, octuple, octuplet, octuplicate, octyl alcohol

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British Dictionary definitions for octosyllable

octosyllable

/ (ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl) /

noun

a line of verse composed of eight syllables

a word of eight syllables

Derived forms of octosyllable

octosyllabic (ˌɒktəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective

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