decasyllable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dekə sil′ə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
dec•a•syl•la•ble  (dekə sil′ə bəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a word or line of verse of ten syllables.
  • deca- + syllable 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
decasyllable / ˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəl/
  1. a word or line of verse consisting of ten syllables
decasyllabic / ˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/

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