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(dec-a-syl-la-ble) 5 syllables

Definition

noun. a word or line of verse having ten syllables

Example Sentence

Each line in the poem was a decasyllable.

Synonyms

ten syllable verse; verse of ten syllables; 10 syllable line

Antonyms

five syllable verse

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

decasyllable
Hear It! Say It! Write It!
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