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pentasyllable
[ pen-tuh-sil-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈpɛn təˌsɪl ə bəl /
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noun
a word or line of verse of five syllables.
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OTHER WORDS FROM pentasyllable
pen·ta·syl·lab·ic [pen-tuh-si-lab-ik], /ˌpɛn tə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, adjectivepen·ta·syl·la·bism, nounWords nearby pentasyllable
pentastich, pentastome, pentastomid, pentastyle, pentastylos, pentasyllable, Pentateuch, pentathlete, pentathlon, pentatomic, pentatonic scale
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How to use pentasyllable in a sentence
Adonic verse is a pentasyllable with necessary accents on the first and fourth syllables.
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