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octosyllabic

adjective
oc·​to·​syl·​lab·​ic | \ ˌäk-tÉ™-sÉ™-ˈla-bik How to pronounce octosyllabic (audio) \

Definition of octosyllabic

1 : consisting of eight syllables
2 : composed of verses of eight syllables

Other Words from octosyllabic

octosyllabic noun

First Known Use of octosyllabic

circa 1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for octosyllabic

Late Latin octosyllabus, from Greek oktasyllabos, from okta- octa- + syllabē syllable

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