OCTOSYLLABIC


Meaning of OCTOSYLLABIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäk-tə-sə-ˈla-bik ]

adjective

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

Date: circa 1771

1. : consisting of eight syllables

2. : composed of verses of eight syllables

• octosyllabic noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.