- pentasyllable
- \\“+\ noun
Etymology: penta- + syllable: a word of five syllables
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/pen"teuh sil'euh beuhl/, n.a word or line of verse of five syllables.[1810-20; PENTA- + SYLLABLE]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pentasyllable — pentasyllabic /pen teuh si lab ik/, adj. pentasyllabism, n. /pen teuh sil euh beuhl/, n. a word or line of verse of five syllables. [1810 20; PENTA + SYLLABLE] * * * … Universalium
pentasyllable — pen·ta·syllable … English syllables
pentasyllable — n. word, verse line, etc., of five syllables. ♦ pentasyllabic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
Carasaus — ( fl. c. 1240 ndash;60) was a Belgian trouvère, five of whose works survive. His career can be dated because he dedicates two grand chants ( Fine amours m envoie and Puis que j ai chançon meüe ) to Jehan de Dampierre (died 1259) and another ( N… … Wikipedia
