hendecasyllable
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- endecasyllable (common misspelling)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos); equivalent to hendeca- + syllable.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕn'dĭkəsĭʹləbl, hĕndĕ'kəsĭʹləbl, IPA(key): /ˌhɛndɪkəˈsɪləbl/, /hɛnˌdɛkəˈsɪləbl/
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Noun[edit]
hendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables)
Coordinate terms[edit]
- monosyllable
- disyllable
- trisyllable
- tetrasyllable
- pentasyllable
- sexisyllable
- heptasyllable
- octosyllable
- enneasyllable
- decasyllable
- dodecasyllable
- polysyllable
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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References[edit]
- “hendecasyllable” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]