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Noun: octosyllable  'ók-tu,si-lu-bul or ,ók-tu'si-lu-bul
  1. A verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
    "The ballad was composed entirely in octosyllables"

Derived forms: octosyllables

Type of: verse, verse line

Encyclopedia: Octosyllable