decasyllable
nounUK [ˈdɛkəˌsɪləbəɫ]
Etymology From deca- + syllable.
1
A verse form having ten syllables in each line.
- Related terms
- decasyllabic
- Coordinate terms
- monosyllable, disyllable, trisyllable, tetrasyllable, pentasyllable, sexisyllable, heptasyllable, octosyllable, enneasyllable, endecasyllable, dodecasyllable, polysyllable