decasyllabic

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adjective

deca·​syl·​lab·​ic ˌde-kə-sə-ˈla-bik 

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

decasyllabic noun

decasyllable

ˈde-kə-ˌsi-lə-bəl 

ˌde-kə-ˈsi-

noun

decasyllable

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noun

deca·​syl·​la·​ble ¦de-kə-¦si-lə-bəl 

plural -s

: a word or verse having 10 syllables

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

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

First Known Use

Adjective

1771, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decasyllabic

• monosyllabic
• polysyllabic
• disyllabic
• syllabic