- Hendecasyllabic
- Hendecasyllabic Hen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic, a. Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables. [1913 Webster]
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hendecasyllabic — [hen΄dek΄əsil′ə bəlhen dek΄əse lab′ik] n. [L hendecasyllabus < Gr hendekasyllabos: see HENDECA & SYLLABLE] a line of verse having eleven syllables: also hendecasyllable [hen΄dek΄əsil′ə bəl] adj. containing eleven syllables: said as of a line… … English World dictionary
hendecasyllabic — adjective Etymology: Latin hendecasyllabus, from Greek hendeka eleven (from hen , heis one + deka ten) + syllabē syllable more at same, ten Date: circa 1751 consisting of 11 syllables or composed of verses of 11 syllables • hendecasyllabic noun • … New Collegiate Dictionary
Hendecasyllabic verse — The Hendecasyllabic verse is a quantitative metre used by Catullus. It has a rhythmic pattern that repeats with every eleven syllables, hence the name. The pattern is as follows (L = long syllable, s = short syllable, | = foot division)::L L | L… … Wikipedia
hendecasyllabic — /hen dek euh si lab ik, hen dek /, adj. 1. having 11 syllables. n. 2. a hendecasyllable. [1720 30; HENDECASYLLABLE + IC] * * * … Universalium
hendecasyllabic — 1. adjective /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk,henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk,hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ Having eleven syllables. 2. noun /hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk,henˌdek.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk,hɛnˌdɛk.ə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ A word or line of eleven syllables … Wiktionary
hendecasyllabic — hen·deca·syllabic … English syllables
hendecasyllabic — … Useful english dictionary
Catullus 2 — is a renowned poem by the Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus ( c . 84 ndash; c . 54 BC) that describes the affectionate relationship between Catullus lover, Lesbia, and her pet sparrow. As scholar and poet John Swinnerton Phillimore has noted,… … Wikipedia
Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… … Wikipedia
hendecasyllable — noun see hendecasyllabic … New Collegiate Dictionary
