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octosyllable

How many syllables in octosyllable?

  5 syllables

Divide octosyllable into syllables:   oc-to-syl-la-ble
Primary syllable stress:   oc-to-syl-la-ble
Secondary syllable stress:   oc-to-syl-la-ble
How to pronounce octosyllable:   ok-tuh-sil-uh-bull
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