dodecasemic

adjective

do·​deca·​se·​mic

(¦)dō¦dekə¦sēmik

prosody

: comprising 12 morae

a dactylic tripody is dodecasemic

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin dodecasemus (from Greek dōdekasēmos, from dōdeka- dodeca- + -sēmos, from sēma sign) + English -ic

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