hen·dec·a·syl·lab·ic (h n-dk  -s -l b k)adj. Containing 11 syllables. n. A verse of 11 syllables. [From Latin hendecasyllabus, a line of eleven syllables, from Greek hendekasullabos : hendeka, eleven (hen, neuter of heis, one; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + deka, ten; see decade) + sullab  , syllable; see syllable.]hen·dec a·sylla·ble (-sl-bl) n. |
hendecasyllable [ˈhɛndɛkəˌsɪləbəl]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a verse line of 11 syllables
[via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos]
hendecasyllabic [hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk] adj
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