cinquain

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cinquain

/sɪŋ.keɪn/
/sæŋ.keɪn/

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Borrowed from French cinquain.

noun cinquains

A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun, two adjectives, three actions, four feeling words, and the initial noun again.

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"cinquain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cinquain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cinquain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cinquain

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"cinquain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cinquain.

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@misc{cinquain_2026,
  title = {cinquain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cinquain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}