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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of a group of poets who imitated Spenser.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet, or his works.

Synonyms

All synonyms

interlocking rhyme stanzanine line stanzapoetic formpoetic spenserian stylespenserian dictionspenserian sonnet

Antonyms

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Petrarchan sonnetShakespearean sonnetfree versemodern

Etymology

From Spenser + -ian.