Hendecasyllabic

//hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word or line of eleven syllables.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having eleven syllables. not-comparable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos), from ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”) + συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

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