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decasyllable
dec·a·syl·la·ble [ dékə sìlləb'l ] (plural dec·a·syl·la·bles)


noun 
Definition:
 
poetic unit with 10 syllables: a line of verse or a word made up of ten syllables

dec·a·syl·lab·ic [ dèkə si lábbik ] adjective
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