ottava rima

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally eighth rhyme).

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Noun

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ottava rima (usually uncountable, plural ottave rime)

  1. (poetry) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).

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Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, eighth rhyme.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /otˈta.va ˈri.ma/
  • Hyphenation: ot‧tà‧va‧rì‧ma

Noun

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ottava rima f (plural ottave rime)

  1. (poetry) ottava rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc)
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