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englyn

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɛŋ.lɪn/
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noun

Meaning 1

A short Welsh or Cornish poem of a variable structure, with each line using quantitative metre and cynghanedd (a repeating pattern of consonants and accent), and different lines being arranged in standardized patterns of rhyme and half rhyme.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh englyn.