pentasyllable
[ pen-tuh-sil-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈpɛn təˌsɪl ə bəl /
noun
a word or line of verse of five syllables.
OTHER WORDS FROM pentasyllable
pen·ta·syl·lab·ic [pen-tuh-si-lab-ik] /ˌpɛn tə sɪˈlæb ɪk/, adjective pen·ta·syl·la·bism, nounWords nearby pentasyllable
pentastich,
pentastome,
pentastomid,
pentastyle,
pentastylos,
pentasyllable,
pentateuch,
pentathlete,
pentathlon,
pentatomic,
pentatonic scale
Example sentences from the Web for pentasyllabic
A tetrasyllabic word has two accents when it stands at the beginning of a line, and a pentasyllabic word always.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse |VariousPentasyllabic, pen-ta-si-lab′ik, adj. having five syllables.
Pentasyllabic Verse: A verse of five syllables must have an accent on the fourth.
Legends, Tales and Poems |Gustavo Adolfo Becquer