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octosyllable definition

octo·syl·la·ble (äk′tō sil′ə bəl, -tə-)

noun

a word or a line of verse having eight syllables

adjective

octosyllabic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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