OCTOSYLLABIC


Meaning of OCTOSYLLABIC in English

[oc.to.syl.lab.ic] adj [LL octosyllabus, fr. Gk oktasyllabos, fr. okta- octa- + syllabe syllable] (ca. 1771) 1: consisting of eight syllables

2: composed of verses of eight syllables -- octosyllabic n

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