HENDECASYLLABIC

Etymology

Adjective

hendecasyllabic (not comparable)

Having eleven syllables.

Noun

hendecasyllabic (plural hendecasyllabics)

A word or line of eleven syllables.

Source: Wiktionary


Hen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic, a.

Definition: Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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