decasyllabic
deca·syl·lab·ic
adj \ˌde-kə-sə-ˈla-bik\Definition of DECASYLLABIC
: consisting of 10 syllables or composed of verses of 10 syllables
— decasyllabic noun
— deca·syl·la·ble \ˈde-kə-ˌsi-lə-bəl, ˌde-kə-ˈ\ noun
Origin of DECASYLLABIC
probably from French décasyllabique, from Greek dekasyllabos, from deka- deca- + syllabē syllable
First Known Use: 1771
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