anisosyllabic

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adjective

of or pertaining to metrical systems in which syllables are of differing lengths

Opposite
isosyllabic
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Meanings

adjectiveanisosyllabic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecommunicationsof or pertaining to metrical systems in which syllables are of differing lengths

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
isosyllabic

Origin

From aniso- + syllabic or an- + iso- + syllabic.

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Translations

Italian anisosillabico
  • anisosillabicoof meters with syllables of differing length
Portuguese anisossilábico
  • anisossilábicoof meters with syllables of differing length
Cite this entry
APA

anisosyllabic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anisosyllabic

MLA

“anisosyllabic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anisosyllabic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anisosyllabic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anisosyllabic.

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