pentasyllabic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Late Latin pentasyllabos + English -ic
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
- Rhymes: -æbɪk
Adjective
[edit]pentasyllabic (not comparable)
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]having five syllables
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Noun
[edit]pentasyllabic (plural pentasyllabics)
- A word of five syllables; a pentasyllable.
Translations
[edit]word of five syllables — see pentasyllable
Further reading
[edit]- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Pentasyllabic, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 657, column 3.
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- English terms suffixed with -ic
- English 5-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/æbɪk
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