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decasyllable

noun
/ˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəɫ/UK

Etymology

From deca- + syllable.

  1. derived from συλλαβή
  2. derived from syllaba
  3. derived from sillebe
  4. derived from sillable
  5. inherited from syllable
  6. prefixed as decasyllable — “deca + syllable”

Definitions

  1. A verse form having ten syllables in each line.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for decasyllable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA