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dec·a·syl·lab·ic
/
ˌdɛk
ə
sɪˈlæb
ɪk
/
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[
dek-
uh
-si-
lab
-ik
]
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adjective
having ten
syllables
:
a decasyllabic verse.
Origin:
1765–75;
deca-
+
syllabic
; compare
French
décasyllabique
Related forms
non·dec·a·syl·lab·ic,
adjective
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decasyllable
(ˈdɛkəˌsɪləb
ə
l)
—
n
a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables
decasyllabic
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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