COUPLET

couplet

(noun) a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed

couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad

(noun) two items of the same kind

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

couplet (plural couplets)

(literature) A pair of lines with rhyming end words.

A pair of one-way streets which carry opposing directions of traffic through gridded urban areas.

(taxonomy) A pair of two mutually exclusive choices in a dichotomous key.

Synonyms

• (streets): one-way pair

Anagrams

• octuple

Source: Wiktionary


Coup"let (-lt), n. Etym: [F. couplet, dim. of couple. See Couple, n. ]

Definition: Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other. A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. Crabbe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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