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triolet definition

trio·let (trī′ə let′, -lit)

noun

a verse form of eight lines and two rhymes, the first line being repeated as the fourth and seventh, and the second as the eighth; the rhyme scheme is abaaabab

Etymology: Fr, ? fig. use of triolet, clover, prob. dim. of OFr *triol, *triueil < L trifolium, trefoil

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