Octosyllabic

//ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word of eight syllables.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Containing eight syllables not-comparable

    "If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
eighthoctagonalsyllabic

Example

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"If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]"

Etymology

From octo- + syllabic.

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