decasyllable

decasyllable
noun see decasyllabic

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  • Decasyllable — (Italian: decasillabo, French: décasyllabe) is a poetic meter of ten syllables used in poetic traditions of syllabic verse. In languages with a stress accent (accentual verse), it is the equivalent of pentameter with iambs or trochees… …   Wikipedia

  • decasyllable — [dek′ə sil΄ə bəl] n. a word or line of verse having ten syllables decasyllabic [dek′əsi lab′ik] adj., n …   English World dictionary

  • decasyllable — /dek euh sil euh beuhl/, n. a word or line of verse of ten syllables. [1830 40; DECA + SYLLABLE] * * * …   Universalium

  • decasyllable — noun A verse form having ten syllables in each line See Also: decasyllabic …   Wiktionary

  • decasyllable — n. ten syllable verse or word …   English contemporary dictionary

  • decasyllable — deca·syllable …   English syllables

  • decasyllable — dec•a•syl•la•ble [[t]ˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl[/t]] n. a word or line of verse of ten syllables • Etymology: 1830–40 dec a•syl•lab′ic sɪˈlæb ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

  • decasyllable — /ˌdɛkəˈsɪləbəl/ (say .dekuh siluhbuhl) noun a line or verse of ten syllables …  

  • decasyllable —   n. verse line or word of ten syllables.    ♦ decasyllabic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • decasyllable — n. a metrical line of ten syllables. Derivatives: decasyllabic adj. & n …   Useful english dictionary

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