- dec|a|syl|la|ble
- dec|a|syl|la|ble «DEHK uh SIHL uh buhl», noun.a line of poetry having ten syllables.
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do|dec|a|syl|la|ble — «DOH deh kuh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a verse or a word of 12 syllables. ╂[< Greek d twelve + English syllable] … Useful english dictionary
hen|dec|a|syl|la|ble — «HEHN dehk uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a metrical line of eleven syllables. ╂[< Latin hendecasyllabus < Greek hendekasýllabos; influenced by English syllable] … 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
Dodecasyllable — Do*dec a*syl la*ble, n. A word consisting of twelve syllables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hendecasyllable — Hen*dec a*syl la*ble, n. [L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. ? eleven syllabled; ? eleven + ? syllable: cf. F. hend[ e]casyllabe.] A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … 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
