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stanza (stan′zə)

noun

a group of lines of verse forming one of the divisions of a poem or song: it is usually made up of four or more lines and often has a regular pattern in the number of lines and the arrangement of meter and rhyme

Etymology: It, lit., stopping place, room < VL *stantia: see stance

Related Forms:

  • stanzaic stan·za′ic (-zā′ik) adjective

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