Cinquain Definition

sĭngkān, săng-
noun
A five-line stanza.
American Heritage
A poem of five lines consisting respectively of two, four, six, eight, and two syllables.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Cinquain

Noun

Singular:
cinquain
Plural:
cinquains

Origin of Cinquain

  • French cinq five (from Old French cinc cinque) (quatr)ain

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French cinquain.

    From Wiktionary

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