quadrisyllable

[ kwod-ruh-sil-uh-buhl ]

noun

1. a word of four syllables.

Other Words From

• quad·ri·syl·lab·ic [kwod-r, uh, -si-, lab, -ik], quadri·syl·labi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadrisyllable¹

First recorded in 1650–60; quadri- + syllable

Example Sentences

Quadrisyllable, kwod-ri-sil′a-bl n. a word consisting of four syllables.

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They are, in the way of metre, choriambics; and a choriambic is a quadrisyllable foot.

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But Alexandrides lengthens the word into a quadrisyllable, and calls it .

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Ovid admitted quadrisyllable endings more freely if they were proper names.

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For Ovid's use of quadrisyllable endings for pentameters, see at ii 10 Alcinoo (p 164).

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