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pentasyllabic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Australia)
  • /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (US)

Etymology

Late Latin pentasyllabos + English -ic

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Having five syllables.
    • ‘Pentasyllabic’ is a pentasyllabic word.

Deriveds

pentasyllabically

Relateds

polysyllabic

Synonyms

quinquesyllabic

Translations (16)

hu öt szótagú/szótagos (having five syllables) · de fünfsilbig (having five syllables) · ro pentasilabic (having five syllables) · es pentasílabo (having five syllables) · fr pentasyllabe (having five syllables) · br pempsilabennek (having five syllables) · el πεντασύλλαβος (having five syllables) · it pentasillabo (having five syllables) · ru пятисложный (having five syllables) · la pentasyllabos (having five syllables) · grc πεντᾰσῠ́λλᾰβος (having five syllables) · fr pentasyllabique (having five syllables) · tr beş heceli (having five syllables) · nl vijflettergrepig (having five syllables) · fi viisitavuinen (having five syllables) · pl pięciogłoskowy (having five syllables)

pentasyllabic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌpen.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Australia)
  • /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌpɛn.tə.sɪˈlæb.ɪk/ (US)

Etymology

Late Latin pentasyllabos + English -ic

Meanings

  1. A word of five syllables; a pentasyllable.

Forms

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