decasyllable

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dec·a·syl·la·ble

D0068700 (dĕk′ə-sĭl′ə-bəl)n. A line of verse having ten syllables.

dec′a·syl·lab′ic (-sə-lăb′ĭk) adj.

(ˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl) n (Poetry) a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables decasyllabic adj

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n. a word or line of verse of ten syllables. [1830–40] dec`a•syl•lab′ic (-sɪˈlæb ɪk) adj.

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decasyllable - a verse line having ten syllablesverse line, verse - a line of metrical text

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