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decasyllable, n. and a.|dɛkəˈsɪləb(ə)l| [f. Gr. δέκα ten + syllable. Cf. F. décasyllabe adj. and n.] A. n. A line of ten syllables. B. adj. Of ten syllables.
1837–9Hallam Hist Lit. i. viii. §28 The normal type, or decasyllable line. 1859Thackeray Virgin. lxxix, I had rather hear Mrs. Warrington's artless prattle than your declamation of Mr. Warrington's decasyllables. 1892Academy 17 Sept. 230/2 The decasyllable couplet. |