pentasyllabically en · ADV
Pronunciation
- pĕntəsĭlăbʹĭkli
- /pɛntəsɪlˈabɪkli/
Etymology
From pentasyllabic + -ally.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, rare) In five syllables.
Explain pentasyllabically why the pre-Praxitelean polychromatic plastic was opposed to polyphony.
1928 April, Cecil Forsyth, “A Musical Examination-Paper on Spengler’s ‘The Decline of the West’” (pages 155–157), in Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, editor, The Musical Quarterly, volume XIV, № 2, New York (3 East 43d Street): G. Schirmer, Inc., →JSTOR, page 155:
Translations (1)
grc πεντᾰσῠλλᾰ́βως (in five syllables)