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Definition of Stanza
1. Noun. A fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem.
Specialized synonyms: Couplet, Octave, Sestet, Envoi, Envoy, Quatrain, Spenserian Stanza, Strophe, Antistrophe, Rhyme Royal, Ottava Rima
Generic synonyms: Text, Textual Matter
Terms within: Line
Definition of Stanza
1. n. 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.
Definition of Stanza
1. a division of a poem [n -S] : STANZAED, STANZAIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Stanza
1. Origin: 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. An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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