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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OCTOSYLLABIC; OCTOSYLLABICAL

Oc `to *syl *lab "ic, Oc `to *syl *lab "ic *al, a. Etym: [L. octosyllabus. See Octo-, and Syllable. ]

 

Defn: Consisting of or containing eight syllables.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

octosyllabic

oc to syl la bic |ˌäktəsəˈlabik, ˌäktō -ˈˌɑktoʊsəˈlæbɪk | ▶adjective having or written in lines that have eight syllables.