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/ok"teuh sil'euh beuhl/, n.a word or line of verse of eight syllables.[1765-75; part trans. of LL octosyllabus; see OCTOSYLLABIC, SYLLABLE]
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Octosyllable — Oc to*syl la*ble, a. Octosyllabic. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Octosyllable — Oc to*syl la*ble, n. A word of eight syllables. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
octosyllable — [äk′tō sil΄ə bəl, äk′təsil΄ə bəl] n. a word or a line of verse having eight syllables adj. OCTOSYLLABIC … English World dictionary
Octosyllable — The octosyllable or octosyllabic verse is a line of verse with eight syllables. It is equivalent to tetrameter verse in iambs or trochees[1] in languages with a stress accent. It is often used in French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese poetry.… … Wikipedia
octosyllable — noun Date: circa 1846 a word or line of eight syllables … New Collegiate Dictionary
octosyllable — noun line of verse with eight syllables See Also: octosyllabic … Wiktionary
octosyllable — noun a word or line of verse with eight syllables. Derivatives octosyllabic adjective &noun … English new terms dictionary
octosyllable — oc·to·syllable … English syllables
octosyllable — oc•to•syl•la•ble [[t]ˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl[/t]] n. pro a word or line of verse of eight syllables • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
octosyllable — /ˈɒktoʊˌsɪləbəl/ (say oktoh.siluhbuhl) noun a word or a line of verse of eight syllables. –octosyllabic /ˌɒktoʊsəˈlæbɪk/ (say .oktohsuh labik), adjective …
