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triolet

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

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  • /ˈtriːə(ʊ)lɛt/
  • /ˈtrʌɪəlɛt/

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noun

Meaning 1

An eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree French tri- French -ole Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Middle French -et French -et French trioletbor. English triolet Borrowed from French triolet.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: տրիոլետ (triolet) — An eight-line poem
  • Belarusian: трыяле́т (tryjaljét) — An eight-line poem
  • Estonian: triolett — An eight-line poem
  • Finnish: trioletti — An eight-line poem
  • Georgian: ტრიოლეტი (ṭrioleṭi) — An eight-line poem
  • German: Triolett — An eight-line poem
  • Greek: τριολέτο (trioléto) — An eight-line poem
  • Hungarian: triolett — An eight-line poem
  • Latvian: triolets — An eight-line poem
  • Lithuanian: triolètas — An eight-line poem
  • Polish: triolet — An eight-line poem
  • Russian: триоле́т (triolét) — An eight-line poem
  • Swedish: triolett — An eight-line poem
  • Ukrainian: тріоле́т (triolét) — An eight-line poem