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Definition of octosyllabic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

octosyllabic

adjective

/ˌɒktəʊsɪˈlæbɪk/

/ˌɑːktəʊsɪˈlæbɪk/

(specialist)

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(of a line of poetry) consisting of eight syllables

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