sestina

See also: šestina

English

Etymology

From Italian sestina.

Noun

sestina (plural sestinas)

1. (poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.
2. (music) A chord comprising the first six members of the harmonic series.

Related terms

• sestine
• sextain

Anagrams

• Eastins, Saintes, Setians, Staines, entasis, nasties, tansies, tisanes

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Italian

Etymology

From sesto "sixth".

Noun

sestina f (plural sestine)

1. (poetry) A six-line stanza, sestet, sestina, sextain
2. (music) sextuplet

Related terms

• sei

Anagrams

• assenti, assentì, intessa, issante, sensati