hendecasyllabic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἐνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasullabos), from ἕνδεκα (“eleven”) + συλλαβή (“syllable”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (RP) IPA: /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- (Australia) IPA: /henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- (GenAm) IPA: /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -æbɪk
Adjective[edit]
hendecasyllabic (not comparable)
- Having eleven syllables.
Translations[edit]
having eleven syllables
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Noun[edit]
hendecasyllabic (plural hendecasyllabics)
- A word or line of eleven syllables.
