OCTOSYLLABIC


Meaning of OCTOSYLLABIC in English

/ok'toh si lab"ik/ , adj.

1. consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.

n.

2. an octosyllable.

[ 1765-75; octosyllab ( us ) ( okto- OCTO- + -syllabos SYLLABIC) + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .