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Webster 1913 Edition

Hendecasyllable

Hen-dec′a-sylˊla-ble

,

Noun.

[L.

hendecasyllabus

, Gr. [GREEK] eleven-syllabled; [GREEK] eleven + [GREEK] syllable: cf. F.

hendécasyllabe

.]

A metrical line of eleven syllables.

J. Warton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Hendecasyllable

HENDECASYL'LABLE

,

Noun.

[Gr.] A metrical line of eleven syllables.

Definition 2024

hendecasyllable

hendecasyllable

English

Alternative forms

endecasyllable (common misspelling)

Noun

hendecasyllable ‎(plural hendecasyllables)

(chiefly prosody) A line, verse, or word that comprises eleven syllables.

Related terms

hendecasyllabic

Translations

Translations

Italian: endecasillabo (it) m

Latin: hendecasyllabus m

References

“hendecasyllable” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]