Definitions for octosyllableˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•to•syl•la•bleˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl(n.)
a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
Category: Prosody
Origin of octosyllable:
1765–75
Princeton's WordNet
octosyllable(noun)
a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
Wiktionary
octosyllable(Noun)
line of verse with eight syllables
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