PENTASYLLABLE


Meaning of PENTASYLLABLE in English

— pentasyllabic /pen'teuh si lab"ik/ , adj. — pentasyllabism , n.

/pen"teuh sil'euh beuhl/ , n.

a word or line of verse of five syllables.

[ 1810-20; PENTA- + SYLLABLE ]

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