octosyllabic

octosyllabic
/ok'toh si lab"ik/, adj.
1. consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
n.
2. an octosyllable.
[1765-75; < LL octosyllab(us) ( < Gk, equiv. to okto- OCTO- + -syllabos SYLLABIC) + -IC]

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