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oc·to·syl·la·ble

O0028800 (ŏk′tə-sĭl′ə-bəl)n.1. also oc·to·syl·lab·ic (ŏk′tō-sĭ-lăb′ĭk)a. A line of verse containing eight syllables.b. A poem having eight syllables in each line.2. A word of eight syllables.

oc′to·syl·lab′ic adj.

octosyllable

(ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl) n1. (Poetry) a line of verse composed of eight syllables2. a word of eight syllables octosyllabic adj

oc•to•syl•la•ble

(ˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl)

n. a word or line of verse of eight syllables. [1765–75]

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Noun

octosyllable - a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic linesverse line, verse - a line of metrical text

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noun a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines

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