OCTOSYLLABIC


Meaning of OCTOSYLLABIC in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ äk-t ə -s ə - ' la-bik

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin octosyllabus, from Greek oktasyllabos, from okta- octa- + syllab ē syllable

Date: circa 1771

1 : consisting of eight syllables

2 : composed of verses of eight syllables

– octosyllabic noun

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