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quatrain

Syllabification: (quat·rain)
Pronunciation: /ˈkwäˌtrān/
Definition of quatrain

noun

  • a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes.

Origin:

late 16th century: from French, from quatre 'four'

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