septisyllable

septisyllable
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: sept- (I) + syllable
: a word of seven syllables

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septisyllabic /sep'teuh si lab"ik/, adj.
/sep"teuh sil'euh beuhl/, n.
a word made up of seven syllables.
[1825-35; SEPTI- + SYLLABLE]

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  • Septisyllable — Sep ti*syl la*ble, n. [Septi + syllable.] A word of seven syllables. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • septisyllable — septisyllabic /sep teuh si lab ik/, adj. /sep teuh sil euh beuhl/, n. a word made up of seven syllables. [1825 35; SEPTI + SYLLABLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • septisyllable — sep·ti·syllable …   English syllables

  • septisyllable —   n. word of seven syllables.    ♦ septisyllabic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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