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ottava rima definition

ot·tava rima (ō tä′və rē′mə; ō̂ tä′vä rē′mä)

a stanza of eight lines with the rhyme scheme abababcc: the Italian form has eleven syllables in a line, the English, usually ten iambic-pentameter syllables

Etymology: It: see octave & rhyme

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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