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hendecasyllable

UK/ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/

hendecasyllable noun: a line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

Noun

hendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables)

  1. A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

hendecasyllable meaning in Tamil and Bengali

hendecasyllable in Tamil

லத்தீன் மொழியின் பதினோரசைச் செய்யுள்

hendecasyllable in Bengali

একটি লাইন

Forms of hendecasyllable

pluralhendecasyllables
alternative formendecasyllable

Origin of hendecasyllable

Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos); equivalent to hendeca- + syllable.

Questions about hendecasyllable

What does hendecasyllable mean?
Hendecasyllable means a line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.
What is hendecasyllable in Tamil?
Hendecasyllable in Tamil is லத்தீன் மொழியின் பதினோரசைச் செய்யுள். See Hendecasyllable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hendecasyllable?
Hendecasyllable is a noun.
How do you pronounce hendecasyllable?
Hendecasyllable is pronounced /ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/ (UK).
What is the plural of hendecasyllable?
The plural of hendecasyllable is hendecasyllables.

Words near hendecasyllable in the dictionary

  1. hendecane
  2. hendecanes
  3. hendecanol
  4. hendecasyllabic
  5. hendecasyllabics
  6. hendecasyllable
  7. hendecasyllables
  8. hendecoic
  9. hendecyl
  10. hended
  11. Hendee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hendecasyllable (page history and authors); hendecasyllable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hendecasyllable (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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