"octosyllabic" meaning in English

See octosyllabic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-Australian], /ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-American] Forms: octasyllabic [alternative]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: From octo- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|octo|syllabic}} octo- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} octosyllabic (not comparable)
  1. Containing eight syllables Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Eight, Prosody Related terms: octosyllable Translations (containing 8 syllables): eizhsilabennek (Breton), achtlettergrepig (Dutch), oksilaba (Esperanto), kahdeksantavuinen (Finnish), achtsilbig (German), nyolc szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), osmèračkī (Serbo-Croatian), octosílabo (Spanish), octosilábico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-octosyllabic-en-adj-sdc5LlEC Disambiguation of Eight: 68 32 Disambiguation of Prosody: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with octo-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with octo-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10

Noun

IPA: /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-Australian], /ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-American] Forms: octosyllabics [plural], octasyllabic [alternative]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: From octo- + syllabic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|octo|syllabic}} octo- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-noun}} octosyllabic (plural octosyllabics)
  1. A word of eight syllables.
    Sense id: en-octosyllabic-en-noun-2k1dv9hw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
          "word": "eizhsilabennek"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
          "word": "achtlettergrepig"
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          "word": "oksilaba"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "kahdeksantavuinen"
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
          "word": "achtsilbig"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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      "word": "eizhsilabennek"
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      "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
      "word": "kahdeksantavuinen"
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      "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
      "word": "achtsilbig"
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      "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
      "word": "nyolc szótagú/szótagos"
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      "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
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      "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
      "word": "octosílabo"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "containing 8 syllables",
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