dodecasyllabic

dodecasyllabic
/doh dek'euh si lab"ik, doh'dek-/, adj.
1. consisting of or pertaining to 12 syllables.
n.
2. a dodecasyllable.
[1880-85; DODECA- + SYLLABIC]

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