ottava rima
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
ottava rima (usually uncountable, plural ottave rime)
- (poetry) 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).
Synonyms
- ottava (by ellipsis)
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Translations
arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc
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Italian
Etymology
Literally “eighth rhyme”.
Pronunciation
Noun
ottava rima f (plural ottave rime)
- (poetry) ottava rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc)
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