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octosyllable

/ˌɒktoʊˈsɪləbəl/ /ɑːkˈtɑːsɪləbəl/

Meanings
noun
Line of verse with eight syllables

Examples :

""Roses are red, violets are blue" is a classic example of an octosyllable. "
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Related Words

Illustration violets

violets noun

/ˈvaɪələts/

A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

"I added sliced violets to my soup for extra flavor. "

Illustration verse

verse noun

/ˈvɜːs/ /ˈvɝs/

A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.

"Restoration literature is well known for its carefully constructed verse."

Illustration roses

roses noun

/ɹoʊzɨz̥/

A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.

"My grandmother's garden is full of beautiful roses. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration line

line noun

/laɪn/

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

"The arrow descended in a curved line."

Illustration eight

eight noun

/eɪt/

The digit/figure 8.

"The answer to the math problem was eight. "

Illustration syllables

syllables noun

/ˈsɪləbl̩z/

A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

"The word "banana" has three syllables. "

Illustration red

red noun

/ɹɛd/

Any of a range of colours having the longest wavelengths, 670 nm, of the visible spectrum; a primary additive colour for transmitted light: the colour obtained by subtracting green and blue from white light using magenta and yellow filters; the colour of blood, ripe strawberries, etc.

"The red of the firetruck signaled to everyone that help was on the way. "

Illustration blue

blue noun

/bluː/ /blu/ /blɪʊ̯/

The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea, between green and violet in the visible spectrum, and one of the primary additive colours for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and green from white light using magenta and cyan filters; or any colour resembling this.

"The sky was a beautiful blue this morning. "

Illustration are

are noun

/ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/

An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

"The old blueprints for the house used the are as a unit of measurement. "

Illustration example

example noun

/əɡˈzæmpl̩/ /ɘɡˈzɐːmpɯ/ /ɪɡˈzɑːmpl̩/

Something that is representative of all such things in a group.

"The teacher gave a good example of a sentence using the past tense. "

Illustration classic

classic noun

/ˈklæ.sɪk/

A perfect and/or early example of a particular style.

"The teacher's lesson plan was a classic example of how to teach fractions effectively. "