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octosyllable
[ ok-tuh-sil-uh-buhl ]
noun
- a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
octosyllable
/ ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl; ˌɒktəsɪˈlæbɪk /
noun
- a line of verse composed of eight syllables
- a word of eight syllables
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Derived Forms
- octosyllabic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of octosyllable1
1765–75; part translation of Late Latin octōsyllabus; octosyllabic, syllable
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