hendecasyllable
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Hendecasyllable — verse (in Italian endecasillabo ) is a kind of verse used mostly in Italian poetry, defined by its having the last stress on the tenth syllable. When, as often happens, this stress falls on the penultimate syllable, the line has exactly eleven… … Wikipedia
Hendecasyllable — Hen*dec a*syl la*ble, n. [L. hendecasyllabus, Gr. ? eleven syllabled; ? eleven + ? syllable: cf. F. hend[ e]casyllabe.] A metrical line of eleven syllables. J. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hendecasyllable — henˈdekə+ˌ , (ˌ)henˌdekə+ˈ noun Etymology: modification (influenced by syllable) of Latin hendecasyllabus, from Greek hendeka eleven + syllabē syllable more at syllable : a line of eleven syllables the hendecasyllable is the principal verse in… … Useful english dictionary
hendecasyllable — noun see hendecasyllabic … New Collegiate Dictionary
hendecasyllable — См. endecasìllabo … Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов
hendecasyllable — /hen dek euh sil euh beuhl, hen dek euh sil /, n. a word or line of verse of 11 syllables. [1740 50; < L hendecasyllabus < Gk hendekasýllabos. See HENDECA , SYLLABLE] * * * … Universalium
hendecasyllable — n. word consisting of 11 syllables, line of verse composed of 11 syllables … English contemporary dictionary
hendecasyllable — [ˌhɛndɛkə sɪləbəl] noun Prosody a line of verse containing eleven syllables. Derivatives hendecasyllabic adjective … English new terms dictionary
hendecasyllable — hen·deca·syllable … English syllables
hendecasyllable — hen•dec•a•syl•la•ble [[t]hɛnˈdɛk əˌsɪl ə bəl, ˌhɛn dɛk əˈsɪl [/t]] n. pro a word or line of verse of 11 syllables • Etymology: 1740–50; < L hendecasyllabus < Gk hendekasýllabos hen•dec a•syl•lab′ic sɪˈlæb ɪk adj. n … From formal English to slang
