Standard Lemma guide

decasyllabic

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /dɛkəsɪˈlæbɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having ten syllables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Composed of decasyllables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A decasyllable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural

Examples

  • an English sonnet written in decasyllabics

Meaning relationships

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having or characterized by or consisting of ten syllables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From deca- + syllabic.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: deksilabennek — having ten syllables
  • Catalan: decasíl·lab — having ten syllables
  • Dutch: tienlettergrepig — having ten syllables
  • Esperanto: deksilaba — having ten syllables
  • Finnish: kymmentavuinen — having ten syllables
  • French: décasyllabe — having ten syllables
  • French: décasyllabique — having ten syllables
  • Georgian: ათმარცვლიანი (atmarcvliani) — having ten syllables
  • German: zehnsilbig — having ten syllables
  • Greek: δεκασύλλαβος (dekasýllavos) — having ten syllables
  • Hungarian: tíz szótagú/szótagos — having ten syllables
  • Irish: deichshiollach — having ten syllables
  • Polish: dziesięciozgłoskowy — having ten syllables
  • Russian: десятисложный (desjatisložnyj) — having ten syllables