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stanza

UK/ˈstænzə/ US/ˈstænzʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

Origin

From Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia (“standing, stopping-place”), from Latin stāns, stantis, from stō, stāre, from Proto-Italic *staēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti, stative verb from *steh₂- (whence English stand). Doublet of stance.

Phrases

  • Burns stanza
  • Monk's Tale stanza
  • Spenserian stanza

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