Decasyllabic

//dɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A decasyllable. plural

    "an English sonnet written in decasyllabics"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having ten syllables. not-comparable

    "The accomplishment was nothing. The meticulous maps, drawn in three colors of ink, learning and spelling decasyllabic words, memorizing the whole of The Rape of Lucrece—it was for nothing."

  2. 2
    Composed of decasyllables. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
decimalsyllabictithe

Example

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"I really like decasyllabic verses in poetry."

Etymology

From deca- + syllabic.

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