octosyllable

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


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
oc•to•syl•la•ble  (ok′tə sil′ə bəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
  • 1765–75; part translation of Late Latin octōsyllabus; see octosyllabic, syllable

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
octosyllable / ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl/
  1. a line of verse composed of eight syllables
  2. a word of eight syllables
octosyllabic / ˌɒktəsɪˈlæbɪk/
'octosyllable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
octosyllabic

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