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Decasyllabic

Decasyllabic \Dec`a*syl*lab"ic\, a. [Pref. deca- + syllabic: cf. F. d['e]casyllabique, d['e]casyllable.] Having, or consisting of, ten syllables.

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decasyllabic

a. 1 having ten syllables 2 composed of decasyllables

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decasyllabic

adj. having or consisting of lines of ten syllables

Usage examples of "decasyllabic".

The most important element in the proper reading of Chaucer's verses -- whether written in the decasyllabic or heroic metre, which he introduced into our literature, or in the octosyllabic measure used with such animated effect in "The House of Fame," "Chaucer's Dream," &c.