stanza
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
stanza /ˈstanzə/
▶noun a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem.
■ a group of four lines in some ancient Greek and Latin metres.
– derivatives
stanzaed adjective,
stanzaic /-ˈzeɪɪk/ adjective.
stanzaed adjective,
stanzaic /-ˈzeɪɪk/ adjective.
– origin C16: from Ital., lit. ‘standing place’, also ‘stanza’.
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