"decasyllabic" meaning in English

See decasyllabic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/
Etymology: deca- + syllabic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|deca|syllabic}} deca- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} decasyllabic (not comparable)
  1. Having ten syllables. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Ten Translations (having ten syllables): deksilabennek (Breton), tienlettergrepig (Dutch), deksilaba (Esperanto), kymmentavuinen (Finnish), ათმარცვლიანი (atmarcvliani) (Georgian), zehnsilbig (German), tíz szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), deichshiollach (Irish), dziesięciozgłoskowy (Polish), десятисложный (desjatisložnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-decasyllabic-en-adj-fnwa9fZh Disambiguation of Ten: 41 30 29 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with deca- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with deca-: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of 'having ten syllables': 98 2
  2. Composed of decasyllables. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-decasyllabic-en-adj-dqeLdb3g Disambiguation of Prosody: 5 46 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with deca- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 47 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with deca-: 29 32 39

Noun

IPA: /dɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/ Forms: decasyllabics [plural]
Etymology: deca- + syllabic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|deca|syllabic}} deca- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-noun}} decasyllabic (plural decasyllabics)
  1. (mostly plural) A decasyllable. Tags: plural Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-decasyllabic-en-noun-9Qql2zDq Disambiguation of Prosody: 5 46 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with deca- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 47 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 32 64 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with deca-: 29 32 39

Inflected forms

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