OCTOSYLLABIC


Meaning of OCTOSYLLABIC in English

I. |äktə, |äktō+ adjective

Etymology: Late Latin octosyllabus, octasyllabus octosyllabic (from Greek oktasyllabos, from okta- octa- + -syllabos, from syllabē syllable) + English -ic — more at syllable

: having eight syllables or composed of verses having eight syllables

an octosyllabic line

an octosyllabic poem

II. noun

( -s )

: a verse of eight syllables

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