dodecasyllablen.

Etymology: < Greek δώδεκα twelve + syllable n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌdodecaˈsyllable.

a. Prosody. A line or verse of twelve syllables.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > twelve syllables

alexandrine1667

Pindaric1697

Alexandrian1728

dodecasyllable1753

jagatī1843

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Alexandrin Alexandrins are otherwise called dodecasyllables; and are peculiar to the modern poetry.

1831 W. H. Mill Christa Sangítá Pref. 11 Distinguishing only the Benedictus or hymn of Zacharias by a lyric dodecasyllable measure.

b. ‘A word of twelve syllables’ (Worcester, 1846).

Derivatives

dodecasyˈllabic adj. of or containing twelve syllables.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > having twelve syllables

alexandrine1584

Alexandrian1657

dodecasyllabic1882

1882–3 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. 2286 A sermon in verse, heptasyllabic, octosyllabic, or dodecasyllabic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	dodecasyllable
释义	dodecasyllablen. Etymology: < Greek δώδεκα twelve + syllable n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌdodecaˈsyllable. a. Prosody. A line or verse of twelve syllables. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > twelve syllables alexandrine1667 Pindaric1697 Alexandrian1728 dodecasyllable1753 jagatī1843 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Alexandrin Alexandrins are otherwise called dodecasyllables; and are peculiar to the modern poetry. 1831 W. H. Mill Christa Sangítá Pref. 11 Distinguishing only the Benedictus or hymn of Zacharias by a lyric dodecasyllable measure. b. ‘A word of twelve syllables’ (Worcester, 1846). Derivatives dodecasyˈllabic adj. of or containing twelve syllables. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [adjective] > having twelve syllables alexandrine1584 Alexandrian1657 dodecasyllabic1882 1882–3 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. 2286 A sermon in verse, heptasyllabic, octosyllabic, or dodecasyllabic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1753
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