hendecasyllable

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hen·dec·a·syl·lab·ic

H0149500 (hĕn-dĕk′ə-sĭ-lăb′ĭk)adj. Containing 11 syllables.n. A verse of 11 syllables, especially one that follows one of various classically established metrical patterns.
[From Latin hendecasyllabus, a line of eleven syllables, from Greek hendekasullabos : hendeka, eleven (hen, neuter of heis, one; see sem- in Indo-European roots + deka, ten; see decade) + sullabē, syllable; see syllable.]
hen·dec′a·syl′la·ble (-sĭl′ə-bəl) n.

hendecasyllable

(ˈhɛndɛkəˌsɪləbəl) n (Poetry) prosody a verse line of 11 syllables[C18: via Latin from Greek hendekasullabos] hendecasyllabic adj

hen•dec•a•syl•la•ble

(hɛnˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌhɛn dɛk əˈsɪl-)

n. a word or line of verse of 11 syllables. [1740–50; < Latin hendecasyllabus < Greek hendekasýllabos] hen•dec`a•syl•lab′ic (-sɪˈlæb ɪk) adj., n.
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