octosyllable

[ ok-tuh-sil-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈɒk təˌsɪl ə bəl /

noun

a word or line of verse of eight syllables.

Origin of octosyllable

1765–75; part translation of Late Latin octōsyllabus; see octosyllabic, syllable

Words nearby octosyllable

British Dictionary definitions for octosyllable

octosyllable
/ (ˈɒktəˌsɪləbəl) /

noun

a line of verse composed of eight syllables
a word of eight syllables

Derived forms of octosyllable

octosyllabic (ˌɒktəsɪˈlæbɪk), adjective