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octosyllable

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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.
octosyllable [ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl]
n
1. (Literature / Poetry) a line of verse composed of eight syllables
2. a word of eight syllables
octosyllabic  [ˌɒktəsɪˈlæbɪk] adj
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Noun1.octosyllable - a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
verse line, verse - a line of metrical text
Translations
octosyllable [ˈɒktəʊˈsɪləbl] N → octosílabo m
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In addition to the decimas, Rivera de Alvarez (1983) describes other types of oral expressions used in Puerto Rico, such as the romances and romancillos (short narratives or lyrical poems in octosyllable meters), coplas (ballads), cantos (songs), rimas infantiles (nursery rhymes), refranes (proverbs), adivinanzas (riddles), and cuentos (folktales) (pp.
Juan Bobo: A Folkloric Information System by LASTRA, SARAI / Library Trends
 
 
 
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