Phrase guide
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noun
A form of English verse consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter having a rhyme scheme of ababbcc, first represented in English in works by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
A single stanza of this form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
a stanza form having seven lines of iambic pentameter; introduced by Chaucer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stanza
History
This term was reportedly first used in the mid-1800s.
