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Octosyllabic

Octosyllabic meaning

Containing eight syllables

Synonyms of Octosyllabic

Example sentences (2)

Before the publication of this work most of the trouvère romances appeared in octosyllabic verse.

In southern and eastern Europe, and in countries that derive their tradition from them, ballad structure differs significantly, like Spanish romanceros, which are octosyllabic and use consonance rather than rhyme.