- oc|to|syl|lab|ic
- oc|to|syl|lab|ic «OK tuh suh LAB ihk», adjective, noun.–adj.having eight syllables: »
the fatal facility of the octosyllabic verse (Byron).
–n.= octosyllable. (Cf. ↑octosyllable)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
oc|to|syl|lab|ic
Look at other dictionaries:
syl|lab´i|cal|ly — syl|lab|ic «suh LAB ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or made up of syllables. 2. forming a separate syllable by itself. The second l in little is syllabic. 3. pronounced syllable by syllable; uttered with distinct separation … Useful english dictionary
syl|lab|ic — «suh LAB ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of, having to do with, or made up of syllables. 2. forming a separate syllable by itself. The second l in little is syllabic. 3. pronounced syllable by syllable; uttered with distinct separation of… … Useful english dictionary
syl|lab|i|cate — «suh LAB uh kayt», transitive verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. to form or divide into syllables; syllabify. ╂[back formation < syllabication] … Useful english dictionary
syl|lab|i|ca|tion — «suh LAB uh KAY shuhn», noun. division into syllables. ╂[< Medieval Latin syllabicatio, onis, ultimately < Latin syllaba syllable] … Useful english dictionary
syl|lab|i|fi|ca|tion — «suh LAB uh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. division into syllables … Useful english dictionary
syl|lab|i|fy — «suh LAB uh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to divide into syllables … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|syl|lab|ic — «MON uh suh LAB ihk», adjective. 1. having only one syllable: »a monosyllabic word. 2. consisting of a word or words of one syllable: »“No, not now” is a monosyllabic reply. 3. using or speaking in monosyllables: »Lothair…was…somewhat… … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|syl|lab|ic — «POL ee suh LAB ihk», adjective. 1. of more than three syllables: »a polysyllabic word. 2. having words of more than three syllables: »a polysyllabic language. –pol´y|syl|lab´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
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
mul|ti|syl|lab|ic — «MUHL tih suh LAB ihk», adjective. = polysyllabic. (Cf. ↑polysyllabic) … Useful english dictionary
