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TRIOLET
Etymology
Noun
triolet (plural triolets)
(poetry) An eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
Coordinate term: sestina
Anagrams
• tortile
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"o*let, n. Etym: [F. triolet. See Trio.]
Definition: A short poem or stanza of eight lines, in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and again as the seventh line, the second being, repeated as the eighth. Brande & C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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