Octosyllable

/ˌˈɑktəˌsɪləbəl/

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Other forms: octosyllables

Definitions of octosyllable

noun
a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines

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type of:
verse, verse line
a line of metrical text

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