adj
Meaning 1
Containing eight syllables
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
octosyllabic
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
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Australian: /ˌɔk.təʉ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
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General-American: /ˌɑk.toʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/
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rhymes with -æbɪk
noun
Meaning 2
A word of eight syllables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From octo- + syllabic.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Breton: eizhsilabennek — containing 8 syllables
- Dutch: achtlettergrepig — containing 8 syllables
- Esperanto: oksilaba — containing 8 syllables
- Finnish: kahdeksantavuinen — containing 8 syllables
- German: achtsilbig — containing 8 syllables
- Hungarian: nyolc szótagú/szótagos — containing 8 syllables
- Serbo-Croatian: osmèračkī — containing 8 syllables
- Spanish: octosílabo — containing 8 syllables
- Spanish: octosilábico — containing 8 syllables