STANZA

stanza

(noun) a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

stanza (plural stanzas)

A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

(architecture) An apartment or division in a building.

(computing) An XML element which acts as basic unit of meaning in XMPP.

(broadcasting) A segment; a portion of a broadcast devoted to a particular topic.

(sports) A period; an interval into which a sporting event is divided.

Anagrams

• ansatz

Source: Wiktionary


Stan"za, n.; pl. Stanzas. Etym: [It. stanza a room, habitation, a stanza, i. e., a stop, fr. L. stans, p.pr. of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Estancia, Stance, Stanchion.]

1. A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring; whether like or unlike, in measure. Horace confines himself strictly to one sort of verse, or stanza, in every ode. Dryden.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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