quadrisyllable
[ kwod-ruh-sil-uh-buhl ]
noun
a word of four syllables.
Origin of quadrisyllable
1Other words from quadrisyllable
- quad·ri·syl·lab·ic [kwod-ruh-si-lab-ik], /ˌkwɒd rə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, quad·ri·syl·lab·i·cal, adjective
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How to use quadrisyllable in a sentence
quadrisyllable, kwod-ri-sil′a-bl n. a word consisting of four syllables.
They are, in the way of metre, choriambics; and a choriambic is a quadrisyllable foot.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon LathamBut Alexandrides lengthens the word into a quadrisyllable, and calls it .
Ovid admitted quadrisyllable endings more freely if they were proper names.
The Last Poems of Ovid | OvidFor Ovid's use of quadrisyllable endings for pentameters, see at ii 10 Alcinoo (p 164).
The Last Poems of Ovid | Ovid
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