Meanings
noundecasyllable (plural decasyllables)
plural decasyllables
- A verse form having ten syllables in each line.
Origin
Translations
Catalan decasíl·lab, decasíl·laba
- decasíl·laba verse form having ten syllables in each line
- decasíl·labaa verse form having ten syllables in each line
Irish deichshiollach
- deichshiollacha verse form having ten syllables in each line
Swedish tiostaving
- tiostavinga verse form having ten syllables in each line
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APA
decasyllable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decasyllable
MLA
“decasyllable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decasyllable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decasyllable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decasyllable.
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