heptasyllable

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]

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