- oc|to|syl|la|ble
- oc|to|syl|la|ble «OK tuh SIHL uh buhl, OK tuh SIHL-», noun, adjective.–n.1. a line of verse having eight syllables.2. a word having eight syllables.–adj.= octosyllabic. (Cf. ↑octosyllabic)
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syl|la|ble — «SIHL uh buhl», noun, verb, bled, bling. –n. 1. a word or part of a word pronounced as a unit, usually consisting of a vowel alone or a vowel with one or more consonants. A mer i can and Al a bam a are words of four syllables. Do, this, and… … Useful english dictionary
dec|a|syl|la|ble — «DEHK uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a line of poetry having ten syllables … Useful english dictionary
mon|o|syl|la|ble — «MON uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of one syllable. Yes and no, man and child are monosyllables … Useful english dictionary
pen|ta|syl|la|ble — «PEHN tuh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of five syllables … Useful english dictionary
plu|ri|syl|la|ble — «PLUR uh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of more than one syllable … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|syl|la|ble — «POL ee SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of more than three syllables. Politician and possibility are polysyllables. ╂[adaptation of Medieval Latin polysyllaba (vox) many syllabled (word), feminine of polysyllabus < Greek polysýllabos < polýs… … Useful english dictionary
quad|ri|syl|la|ble — «KWOD ruh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of four syllables. ╂[< quadri + syllable] … Useful english dictionary
sep|ti|syl|la|ble — «SEHP tuh SIHL uh buhl», noun. a word of seven syllables … Useful english dictionary
tet|ra|syl|la|ble — «TEHT ruh SIHL swa> buhl», noun. a word of four syllables … Useful english dictionary
dis|syl|la|ble — «dih SIHL uh buhl, DIHS SIHL », noun. a word having two syllables, such as about, bandage, or candy. Also, disyllable. ╂[< French dissyllable, learned borrowing from Latin disyllabus < Greek disýllabos < di two + syllab syllable;… … Useful english dictionary
