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Sonnet

/ˈsɒnɪt/

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

📖 Definitions of "Sonnet"

noun
  1. 1

    A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

verb
  1. 1

    To compose sonnets.

  2. 2

    To celebrate in sonnets; to write a sonnet about.

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