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sonnet

son·net

UK/ˈsɒnɪt/ US/ˈsʌnɪt/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

verb

1.

praise in a sonnet

2.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).

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