quadrisyllable

[ kwod-ruh-sil-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈkwɒd rəˌsɪl ə bəl /

noun

a word of four syllables.

Origin of quadrisyllable

First recorded in 1650–60; quadri- + syllable

OTHER WORDS FROM quadrisyllable

quad·ri·syl·lab·ic

[kwod-ruh-si-lab-ik], /ˌkwɒd rə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, quad·ri·syl·lab·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby quadrisyllable

quadriplegia, quadriplegic, quadripole, quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable, quadrivalent, quadrivial, quadrivium, quadrominium, quadroon

Example sentences from the Web for quadrisyllable

For the quadrisyllable ending to the pentameter, see at ii 10 Alcinoo (p 164).
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
Quadrisyllable, kwod-ri-sil′a-bl n. a word consisting of four syllables.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
For Ovid's use of quadrisyllable endings for pentameters, see at ii 10 Alcinoo (p 164).
The Last Poems of Ovid|Ovid
They are, in the way of metre, choriambics; and a choriambic is a quadrisyllable foot.
Opuscula|Robert Gordon Latham

But Alexandrides lengthens the word into a quadrisyllable, and calls it .
The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athenus|Athenus

单词	quadrisyllable
释义	quadrisyllable [ kwod-ruh-sil-uh-buhl ] / ˈkwɒd rəˌsɪl ə bəl / noun a word of four syllables. Origin of quadrisyllable First recorded in 1650–60; quadri- + syllable OTHER WORDS FROM quadrisyllable quad·ri·syl·lab·ic [kwod-ruh-si-lab-ik], /ˌkwɒd rə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, quad·ri·syl·lab·i·cal, adjective Words nearby quadrisyllable quadriplegia, quadriplegic, quadripole, quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable, quadrivalent, quadrivial, quadrivium, quadrominium, quadroon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quadrisyllable For the quadrisyllable ending to the pentameter, see at ii 10 Alcinoo (p 164). The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid Quadrisyllable, kwod-ri-sil′a-bl n. a word consisting of four syllables. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various For Ovid's use of quadrisyllable endings for pentameters, see at ii 10 Alcinoo (p 164). The Last Poems of Ovid\|Ovid They are, in the way of metre, choriambics; and a choriambic is a quadrisyllable foot. Opuscula\|Robert Gordon Latham But Alexandrides lengthens the word into a quadrisyllable, and calls it . The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athenus\|Athenus
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