decasyllable

[ dek-uh-sil-uh-buhl ]

noun
  1. a word or line of verse of ten syllables.

Origin of decasyllable

1
First recorded in 1830–40; deca- + syllable

Other words from decasyllable

  • non·dec·a·syl·la·ble, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for decasyllable

decasyllable

/ (ˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl) /


noun
  1. a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables

Derived forms of decasyllable

  • decasyllabic (ˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective

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