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octosyllabic

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oc·to·syl·la·ble  (kt-sl-bl)
n.
1. also oc·to·syl·lab·ic (kt-s-lbk)
a. A line of verse containing eight syllables.
b. A poem having eight syllables in each line.
2. A word of eight syllables.
octo·syl·labic adj.
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Adj.1.octosyllabic - having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables
syllabic - consisting of a syllable or syllables
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octosyllabic [ˈɒktəʊsɪˈlæbɪk] ADJ → octosílabo


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I did not make literature of the Greeks, but I got a whole tragedy out of the Romans; it was a rhymed tragedy, and in octosyllabic verse, like the "Lady of the Lake.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
Andrew Marvell, a very moderate Puritan, joined with Milton in his office of Latin Secretary under Cromwell, wrote much poetry of various sorts, some of it in the Elizabethan octosyllabic couplet.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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