Octosyllable Definition
ŏktə-sĭlə-bəl
noun
A word or a line of verse having eight syllables.
Webster's New World
A poem having eight syllables in each line.
American Heritage
A word of eight syllables.
American Heritage
adjective
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Octosyllable
Noun
Singular:
octosyllable
Plural:
octosyllablesOrigin of Octosyllable
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octo- +"Ž syllable
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