octosyllabic

adjective oc·to·syl·lab·ic \ˌäk-tə-sə-ˈla-bik\

Definition of OCTOSYLLABIC

: consisting of eight syllables

: composed of verses of eight syllables

— octosyllabic noun

Late Latin octosyllabus, from Greek oktasyllabos, from okta- octa- + syllabē syllable

First Known Use: circa 1771

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