dodecasyllable

noun

dodecasyllable

noun

Etymology From dodeca- + syllable.

1

A word consisting of twelve syllables.

Related terms
dodecasyllabic
Coordinate terms
monosyllable, disyllable, trisyllable, tetrasyllable, pentasyllable, sexisyllable, heptasyllable, octosyllable, enneasyllable, decasyllable, endecasyllable, polysyllable

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