heptasyllable

[ hep-tuh-sil-uh-buhl ]

noun

1. a word or line of verse of seven syllables.

Other Words From

• hep·ta·syl·lab·ic [hep-t, uh, -si-, lab, -ik], adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heptasyllable¹

First recorded in 1750–60; hepta- + syllable