hendecasyllabic

adj, noun — 2 senses

hendecasyllabic

adj

UK /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ · US /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos), from ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”) + συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

1

Having eleven syllables.

hendecasyllabic

noun

Etymology Borrowed from Latin hendecasyllabus, from Ancient Greek ἑνδεκασύλλαβος (hendekasúllabos), from ἕνδεκα (héndeka, “eleven”) + συλλαβή (sullabḗ, “syllable”).

1

A word or line of eleven syllables.

Related terms
hendecasyllable

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