HENDECASYLLABIC


Meaning of HENDECASYLLABIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)hen-ˌde-kə-sə-ˈla-bik ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin hendecasyllabus, from Greek hendeka eleven (from hen-, heis one + deka ten) + syllabē syllable — more at same , ten

Date: circa 1751

: consisting of 11 syllables or composed of verses of 11 syllables

• hendecasyllabic noun

• hen·deca·syl·la·ble hen-ˈde-kə-ˌsi-lə-bəl, (ˌ)hen-ˌde-kə-ˈ noun

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