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Ottava rima

//oʊˌtɑvə ˈɹimə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc). uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).

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