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Stanza - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Stanza : (noun)
1: a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Stanza : \Stan"za\, n.; pl. Stanzas. [It. stanza a room,
habitation, a stanza, i. e., a stop, fr. L. stans, p. pr. of
stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Estancia, Stance,
Stanchion.]
1. A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song
or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines,
etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily
containing every variation of measure in that poem; a
combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring;
whether like or unlike, in measure.
Horace confines himself strictly to one sort of
verse, or stanza, in every ode. --Dryden.
2. (Arch.) An apartment or division in a building; a room or
chamber.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Stanza |
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