sestina

ses·ti·na

noun

pl. -·nas or -·ne

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

Origin of sestina

Italian from sesto, sixth: see sestet

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sestina

noun

A verse form first used by the Provençal troubadours, consisting of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy. The end words of the first stanza are repeated in varied order as end words in the other stanzas and also recur in the envoy.

Origin of sestina

Italian from sesto sixth from Latin sextus ; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural sestinas)

(poetry) A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.

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From Italian sestina.

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