- heptasyllable
- \\“+\ noun
Etymology: hepta- + syllable: a poetic line of seven syllables
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—heptasyllabic /hep'teuh si lab"ik/, adj, n./hep"teuh sil'euh beuhl/, n.a word or line of verse of seven syllables.[1750-60; HEPTA- + SYLLABLE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.