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pentasyllabic

pen·ta·syl·la·ble
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pen-tuh-sil-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈpɛn təˌsɪl ə bəl/
    • /pˌentəsɪlˈabɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pen-tuh-sil-uh-buh l]
    • /ˈpɛn təˌsɪl ə bəl/

Definitions of pentasyllabic word

  • noun pentasyllabic a word or line of verse of five syllables. 1
  • adjective pentasyllabic having five syllables 0
See all 2 definitions of pentasyllabic

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Origin of pentasyllabic

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; penta- + syllable

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Parts of speech for Pentasyllabic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pentasyllabic

pentasyllabic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pentasyllabic usage trend in Literature

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