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单词 decasyllable
释义

decasyllable

[ dek-uh-sil-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl /

noun

a word or line of verse of ten syllables.

Origin of decasyllable

First recorded in 1830–40; deca- + syllable

OTHER WORDS FROM decasyllable

non·dec·a·syl·la·ble, noun

Words nearby decasyllable

decare, decastyle, decastylos, decasualize, decasyllabic, decasyllable, decathect, decathlete, decathlon, decating, Decatur
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Example sentences from the Web for decasyllable

  • The shorter length of the decasyllable line is not altogether a disadvantage to the translator.

    The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam|Omar Khayyam

  • Hitherto the decasyllable and the dodecasyllable had been used indiscriminately, and Ronsard's Franciade is written in the former.

    A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for decasyllable

decasyllable
/ (ˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl) /

noun

a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables

Derived forms of decasyllable

decasyllabic (ˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective
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