octosyllabic

oc·to·syl·lab·ic

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ok-toh-si-lab-ik]
- /ˌɒk toʊ sɪˈlæb ɪk/
- /ˈɒk.təʊ.sɪ.ˈlæ.bɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-toh-si-lab-ik]
- /ˌɒk toʊ sɪˈlæb ɪk/

Definitions of octosyllabic word

adjective octosyllabic consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables. 1
noun octosyllabic an octosyllable. 1
noun octosyllabic Having or written in lines that have eight syllables. 1
adjective octosyllabic containing eight syllables, as a line of verse 0
adjective octosyllabic containing lines of eight syllables 0

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Origin of octosyllabic

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

1765-75; < Late Latin octōsyllab(us) (< Greek, equivalent to oktō- octo- + -syllabos syllabic) + -ic

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Parts of speech for Octosyllabic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Octosyllabic

octosyllabic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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