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