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pentasyllabically

/pɛntəsɪlˈabɪkli/

pentasyllabically adverb: in five syllables.

Adverb

pentasyllabically (not comparable)

  1. (rare) In five syllables.
    • Explain pentasyllabically why the pre-Praxitelean polychromatic plastic was opposed to polyphony.1928 April, Cecil Forsyth, “A Musical Examination-Paper on Spengler’s ‘The Decline of the West’” (pages 155–157), in Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, editor, The Musical Quarterly, volume XIV, № 2, New...

Origin of pentasyllabically

From pentasyllabic + -ally.

Questions about pentasyllabically

What does pentasyllabically mean?
Pentasyllabically means in five syllables.
What part of speech is pentasyllabically?
Pentasyllabically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce pentasyllabically?
Pentasyllabically is pronounced /pɛntəsɪlˈabɪkli/.

Words near pentasyllabically in the dictionary

  1. pentasulfide
  2. pentasulfides
  3. pentasulphide
  4. pentasulphides
  5. pentasyllabic
  6. pentasyllabically
  7. pentasyllabics
  8. pentasyllable
  9. pentasyllables
  10. pentate
  11. pentated

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