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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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TWIST
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