Synonyms & related words for dodecasyllable

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Words related to dodecasyllable

Explore words related to dodecasyllable — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include dodecasyllabic, hendecasyllabic, syllable, trisyllable, quadrisyllable, trisyllabic, quadrisyllabic, hendecasyllable. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does dodecasyllable come from?

The word dodecasyllable breaks down into 5 roots of Greek origin: do-, from Greek duo (“two”); deca, from Greek deka (“ten”); syl-, from Greek syn (“together”); llab, from Greek lambanein (“to take/hold”); and -le, from Greek le (“noun ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.