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Meaning of octosyllabic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
/ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

Definitions

Containing eight syllables

not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“If you hum or whistle the rhythm of the common English metres,— of the decasyllabic quatrain, or the octosyllabic with alternate sexisyllabic, or other rhythms, […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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