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noun
A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poem, verse form
History
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Across languages
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