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sestina definition

ses·tina (ses tē′nə)

noun pl. sestinas -·nas or sestine -·ne (-nā)

an elaborate verse form of six six-line stanzas and a tercet: the end words of the first stanza are repeated in varying combinations in the other five stanzas and the tercet

Etymology: It < sesto, sixth: see sestet

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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