hendecasyllabic
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of hendecasyllabic
First recorded in 1720–30; hendecasyllable + -ic
Example Sentences
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The Italian hendecasyllabic, the French Alexandrian, the English heroic iambic, are obvious examples.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
But the Tuscan genius determined decisively for the hendecasyllabic.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
The three hundred and fifty-eight dedicatory epigrams include sixteen in hexameter and iambic, and one in hendecasyllabic; and among the seven hundred and fifty sepulchral epigrams are forty-two in hexameter, iambic, and other mixed metres.
From Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology by Mackail, J. W. (John William)
In the course of his recitation he had produced a small hendecasyllabic poem in praise of Pliny's own verses.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
The metres most often employed are elegiac, hendecasyllabic, and the scazon.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
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