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Noun: octosyllable  'ók-tu`si-lu-bul
  1. A verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines

Derived forms: octosyllables

See also: octosyllabic

Type of: verse, verse line

Encyclopedia: Octosyllable

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