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hendecasyllable

Pronunciation: /ˌhɛndɛkəˈsɪləbəl/
Definition of hendecasyllable

noun

Prosody
  • a line of verse containing eleven syllables.

Derivatives

hendecasyllabic

adjective

hendecasyllable in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of hendecasyllable in the US English dictionary

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