octosyllable

Speech parts

1. octosyllable - Noun

2. octosyllable - Adjective

Meaning

Octosyllabic.

A word of eight syllables.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

octave eight octet octosyllabic utas octastyle

Hypernyms

verse verse line

Related terms

octosyllabic

Examples

Caesura is typical for syllabic metres of French and Polish poetry and for "osmerac" (octosyllable) and "deseterac" (decasyllable) of Serbocroatian folk song. Source: Internet

In english poetry caesura is typical for trochaic octosyllable of church hymns while iambic metres have no caesuras. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

octosyllabic octosyllabical octosyllabics octothorn octothorp octothorpe