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English sonnet

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of Shakespearean sonnet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Shakespearean sonnet

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Shakespearean sonnet, Elizabethan sonnet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sonnet

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