hendecasemic

adjective

hen·​deca·​se·​mic

(¦)hen¦dekə¦sēmik

Greek & Latin prosody

: containing or equivalent to eleven short syllables compare mora

Word History

Etymology

hendeca- + Greek sēma sign + English -ic

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Rhymes for hendecasemic

• hypovolemic
• nonacademic
• academic
• epidemic
• epistemic
• hyperemic
• anaemic
• endemic
• glycemic
• pandemic
• polemic
• systemic