octosyllabic
UK/ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
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Australia/ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
octosyllabic adjective: containing eight syllables.
Adjective
octosyllabic (not comparable)
- Containing eight syllables
- If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]1872, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poetry and Imagination
Noun
octosyllabic (plural octosyllabics)
- A word of eight syllables.
octosyllabic meaning in Tamil
octosyllabic in Tamil
- எட்டு அசைகளையுடைய செய்யுள், எட்டு அசைகளைக் கொண்ட
Forms of octosyllabic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | octasyllabic |
| Noun | |
| plural | octosyllabics |
Origin of octosyllabic
From octo- + syllabic.
Words that rhyme with octosyllabic
Questions about octosyllabic
- What does octosyllabic mean?
- Octosyllabic means containing eight syllables.
- What is octosyllabic in Tamil?
- Octosyllabic in Tamil is எட்டு அசைகளையுடைய செய்யுள், எட்டு அசைகளைக் கொண்ட. See Octosyllabic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is octosyllabic?
- Octosyllabic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce octosyllabic?
- Octosyllabic is pronounced /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (UK).
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