tridecasyllabic

T1R1I1D2E1C3A1S1Y4L1L1A1B3I1C3

adjective

Having thirteen syllables, or thirteen syllables per line.

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Meanings

adjectivetridecasyllabic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareHaving thirteen syllables, or thirteen syllables per line.

    In line length, whereas other translators shortened, Tu preferred to fill out, often replacing the alexandrine with a tridecasyllabic line […]

    2012, Gloria Bien, Baudelaire in China: A Study in Literary Reception, page 59

Origin

From trideca- + syllabic.

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Translations

Swedish trettonstavig
  • trettonstavighaving thirteen syllables
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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