- dec|a|syl|lab|ic
- dec|a|syl|lab|ic «DEHK uh suh LAB ihk», adjective, noun.–adj.having ten syllables: »
a decasyllabic line of poetry.
–n.= decasyllable. (Cf. ↑decasyllable)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dec|a|syl|lab|ic
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do|dec|a|syl|lab|ic — «DOH deh kuh suh LAB ihk», adjective. having 12 syllables … Useful english dictionary
hen|dec|a|syl|lab|ic — «HEHN dehk uh suh LAB ihk», adjective. containing eleven syllables … Useful english dictionary
decasyllable — dec•a•syl•la•ble [[t]ˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl[/t]] n. a word or line of verse of ten syllables • Etymology: 1830–40 dec a•syl•lab′ic sɪˈlæb ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
hendecasyllable — hen•dec•a•syl•la•ble [[t]hɛnˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌhɛn dɛk əˈsɪl [/t]] n. pro a word or line of verse of 11 syllables • Etymology: 1740–50; < L hendecasyllabus < Gk hendekasýllabos hen•dec a•syl•lab′ic sɪˈlæb ɪk adj. n … From formal English to slang
Decasyllabic — Dec a*syl*lab ic, a. [Pref. deca + syllabic: cf. F. d[ e]casyllabique, d[ e]casyllable.] Having, or consisting of, ten syllables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dodecasyllabic — Do*dec a*syl*lab ic, a. [Gr. ? twelve + E. syllabic.] Having twelve syllables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hendecasyllabic — Hen*dec a*syl*lab ic, a. Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
