octosyllable


oc·to·syl·la·ble

noun \ˈäk-tə-ˌsi-lə-bəl, ˌäk-tə-ˈ\

Definition of OCTOSYLLABLE

: a word or line of eight syllables

First Known Use of OCTOSYLLABLE

circa 1846

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