DECASYLLABIC


Meaning of DECASYLLABIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ˌ de-k ə -s ə - ' la-bik

Function: adjective

Etymology: probably from French décasyllabique, from Greek dekasyllabos, from deka- deca- + syllab ē syllable

Date: 1771

: consisting of 10 syllables or composed of verses of 10 syllables

– decasyllabic noun

– deca · syl · la · ble \ ' de-k ə - ˌ si-l ə -b ə l, ˌ de-k ə - ' \ noun

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