heptasyllable

English

Etymology

From hepta- +‎ syllable.

Noun

heptasyllable (plural heptasyllables)

1. (poetry) line of verse with seven syllables

Coordinate terms

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

Related terms

• heptasyllabic