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quinquesyllable

quinquesyllable noun: a word of five syllables.

Noun

quinquesyllable (plural quinquesyllables)

  1. A word of five syllables.
    Synonyms:
    pentasyllable

Synonyms of quinquesyllable

Forms of quinquesyllable

pluralquinquesyllables

Origin of quinquesyllable

From quinque- + syllable.

Questions about quinquesyllable

What does quinquesyllable mean?
Quinquesyllable means a word of five syllables.
What part of speech is quinquesyllable?
Quinquesyllable is a noun.
What is the plural of quinquesyllable?
The plural of quinquesyllable is quinquesyllables.

Words near quinquesyllable in the dictionary

  1. quinqueseptate
  2. quinqueserial
  3. quinqueseriate
  4. quinquesyllabic
  5. quinquesyllabics
  6. quinquesyllable
  7. quinquesyllables
  8. quinquethiophene
  9. quinquethiophenes
  10. quinquetubercular
  11. quinquetuberculate

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