sestina

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2 Italian

English [edit]

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Sestina

Etymology [edit]

From Italian sestina.

Noun [edit]

sestina (plural sestinas)

a highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.

Anagrams [edit]

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From sesto "sixth".

Noun [edit]

sestina f (plural sestine)

six-line stanza, sestet, sestina, sextain
(music) sextuplet

Related terms [edit]

sei

Anagrams [edit]

assenti, assentì, intessa, issante, sensati

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