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/dek"euh sil'euh beuhl/, n.a word or line of verse of ten syllables.[1830-40; DECA- + SYLLABLE]
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Decasyllable — (Italian: decasillabo, French: décasyllabe) is a poetic meter of ten syllables used in poetic traditions of syllabic verse. In languages with a stress accent (accentual verse), it is the equivalent of pentameter with iambs or trochees… … Wikipedia
decasyllable — [dek′ə sil΄ə bəl] n. a word or line of verse having ten syllables decasyllabic [dek′əsi lab′ik] adj., n … English World dictionary
decasyllable — noun see decasyllabic … New Collegiate Dictionary
decasyllable — noun A verse form having ten syllables in each line See Also: decasyllabic … Wiktionary
decasyllable — n. ten syllable verse or word … English contemporary dictionary
decasyllable — deca·syllable … English syllables
decasyllable — dec•a•syl•la•ble [[t]ˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl[/t]] n. a word or line of verse of ten syllables • Etymology: 1830–40 dec a•syl•lab′ic sɪˈlæb ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
decasyllable — /ˌdɛkəˈsɪləbəl/ (say .dekuh siluhbuhl) noun a line or verse of ten syllables …
decasyllable — n. verse line or word of ten syllables. ♦ decasyllabic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
decasyllable — n. a metrical line of ten syllables. Derivatives: decasyllabic adj. & n … Useful english dictionary
