hendecasyllable

[ hen-dek-uh-sil-uh-buhl, hen-dek-uh-sil- ]

/ hɛnˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌhɛn dɛk əˈsɪl- /

noun

a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.

Origin of hendecasyllable

1740–50; <Latin hendecasyllabus<Greek hendekasýllabos.See hendeca-, syllable

Words nearby hendecasyllable

hencoop, hendeca-, hendecagon, hendecahedron, hendecasyllabic, hendecasyllable, Henderson, Henderson-Hasselbach equation, Hendersonula toruloidea, Hendersonville, hendiadys

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Example sentences from the Web for hendecasyllable

They first employed the Italian hendecasyllable, although it did not become acclimated till the days of Boscn.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various
Endechas reales are cuartetas in which three heptasyllables are followed by a hendecasyllable.
Legends, Tales and Poems|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer
Therefore, nothing very distinct can be asserted about the origin of the hendecasyllable iambic line, which marks Italian poetry.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
Hendecasyllable, hen′dek-a-sil-a-bl, n. a metrical line of eleven syllables.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hendecasyllable

hendecasyllable

/ (ˈhɛndɛkəˌsɪləbəl) /

noun

prosody a verse line of 11 syllables

Derived forms of hendecasyllable

hendecasyllabic (hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective

Word Origin for hendecasyllable

C18: via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos

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单词	hendecasyllable
释义	hendecasyllable [ hen-dek-uh-sil-uh-buhl, hen-dek-uh-sil- ] / hɛnˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌhɛn dɛk əˈsɪl- / noun a word or line of verse of 11 syllables. Origin of hendecasyllable 1740–50; <Latin hendecasyllabus<Greek hendekasýllabos.See hendeca-, syllable Words nearby hendecasyllable hencoop, hendeca-, hendecagon, hendecahedron, hendecasyllabic, hendecasyllable, Henderson, Henderson-Hasselbach equation, Hendersonula toruloidea, Hendersonville, hendiadys Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hendecasyllable They first employed the Italian hendecasyllable, although it did not become acclimated till the days of Boscn. Modern Spanish Lyrics\|Various Endechas reales are cuartetas in which three heptasyllables are followed by a hendecasyllable. Legends, Tales and Poems\|Gustavo Adolfo Becquer Therefore, nothing very distinct can be asserted about the origin of the hendecasyllable iambic line, which marks Italian poetry. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds Hendecasyllable, hen′dek-a-sil-a-bl, n. a metrical line of eleven syllables. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for hendecasyllable hendecasyllable / (ˈhɛndɛkəˌsɪləbəl) / noun prosody a verse line of 11 syllables Derived forms of hendecasyllable hendecasyllabic (hɛnˌdɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective Word Origin for hendecasyllable C18: via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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