"pentasyllabic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [US], /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ [General-Australian]
Rhymes: -æbɪk Etymology: penta- + syllabic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|penta|syllabic}} penta- + syllabic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pentasyllabic (not comparable)
  1. Having five syllables. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Five, Prosody Synonyms: quinquesyllabic Related terms: polysyllabic Translations (having five syllables): pempsilabennek (Breton), vijflettergrepig (Dutch), viisitavuinen (Finnish), fünfsilbig (German), öt szótagú/szótagos (Hungarian), pięciogłoskowy (Polish), пятисложный (pjatisložnyj) [masculine] (Russian)

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          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "having five syllables",
          "word": "pempsilabennek"
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          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "having five syllables",
          "word": "vijflettergrepig"
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          "sense": "having five syllables",
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          "sense": "having five syllables",
          "word": "fünfsilbig"
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          "sense": "having five syllables",
          "word": "öt szótagú/szótagos"
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          "sense": "having five syllables",
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      "ipa": "/ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/",
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-æbɪk"
    }
  ],
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      "code": "br",
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      "sense": "having five syllables",
      "word": "pempsilabennek"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having five syllables",
      "word": "vijflettergrepig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having five syllables",
      "word": "viisitavuinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having five syllables",
      "word": "fünfsilbig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having five syllables",
      "word": "öt szótagú/szótagos"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having five syllables",
      "word": "pięciogłoskowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pjatisložnyj",
      "sense": "having five syllables",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "пятисложный"
    }
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