kyrielle
nounHow to pronounce kyrielle:
Definition of kyrielle:
- kyrielle (noun):
- a french verse form in short usually octosyllabic rhyming couplets often paired in quatrains and characterized by a refrain which is sometimes a single word or sometimes the full second line of the couplet or fourth line of the quatrain
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- kilojoule
- distorted
- approaching
- orangeade
- nosebleed
- indolence
- imprinted
- unbuckle
- utilised
- up-and-down
- travelogue
- shortsighted
- one-to-one
- Ismini
- effervesce
- doggedly
- antennae
- suggesting
- sharpshooter
- untying
- shriveling
- rarefied
- laughingstock
- finalize
- Bonny-Jean
- avoided
- understaffed
- rocket ship
- nonchalance
- energized
- case-harden
- ancestors
- instantly
- acronym
- resisted
- reindeers
- manumit
- instilling
- dismounted
- Talasi
- savoring
- righteously
- remanence
- neighboring
- disavow
- sacrilege
- fiddlestick
- arising
- pronouncing
- figuring
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
The concept of syllabotonic rhythm in English means that stress plays a more significant role than the number of syllables in determining the rhythm of speech.
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