See Also: octosyllabic(dictionary)

octosyllabic (iou)



octosyllabic adjective & noun. L18.
[from OCTO- + SYLLABIC. Cf. late Latin octosyllabus, late Greek octasullabos adjectives.]
A. adjective. Consisting of eight syllables; composed of lines of eight syllables each. L18.
b. noun. A line of eight syllables. M19.