dodecasyllable

English

Etymology

From dodeca- +‎ syllable.

Noun

dodecasyllable (plural dodecasyllables)

1. A word consisting of twelve syllables.

Alternative forms

• duodecasyllable

Coordinate terms

• monosyllable
• disyllable
• trisyllable
• tetrasyllable
• pentasyllable
• sexisyllable
• heptasyllable
• octosyllable
• enneasyllable
• decasyllable
• endecasyllable
• polysyllable

Related terms

• dodecasyllabic