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tanka definition

tanka (täŋ′kə)

noun

  1. a Japanese verse form of 31 syllables in five unrhymed lines, the first and third having five syllables each and the others seven
  2. a poem in this form

Etymology: SinoJpn < tan, short + ka, poem, song

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