Main Entry: deca·syl·lab·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌde-kə-sə-ˈla-bik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: probably from French décasyllabique, from Greek dekasyllabos, from deka- deca- + syllabē syllable

Date: 1771

: consisting of 10 syllables or composed of verses of 10 syllables

— decasyllabic noun

— deca·syl·la·ble \ˈde-kə-ˌsi-lə-bəl, ˌde-kə-ˈ\ noun