"dodecasyllable" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dodecasyllables [plural], duodecasyllable [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca- English syllable English dodecasyllable From dodeca- + syllable. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dodeca-|syllable|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek δώδεκᾰ (dṓdekă)bor. English dodeca- English syllable English dodecasyllable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "δώδεκᾰ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dodeca-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "syllable", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dodecasyllable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dodecasyllable"> From dodeca- + syllable. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dodecasyllable (plural dodecasyllables)
  1. A word consisting of twelve syllables. Related terms: dodecasyllabic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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