octosyllabic
adjective
oc·to·syl·lab·ic
ˌäk-tə-sə-ˈla-bik 
1
: consisting of eight syllables
2
: composed of verses of eight syllables
octosyllabic
noun
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Written around 1200, the original poem was composed, like Old French romances, in octosyllabic rhymed couplets.
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“Octosyllabic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octosyllabic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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