stanza
(noun) a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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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
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
