hendecasyllable
English
editAlternative forms
edit- endecasyllable (common misspelling)
Etymology
editBorrowed 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
edithendecasyllable (plural hendecasyllables)
Coordinate terms
edit- monosyllable
- disyllable
- trisyllable
- tetrasyllable
- pentasyllable
- sexisyllable
- heptasyllable
- octosyllable
- enneasyllable
- decasyllable
- dodecasyllable
- polysyllable
Related terms
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References
edit- “hendecasyllable” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]