ottava rima
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ottava rima
- /ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə/ UK
- /oʊˌtɑvə ˈɹimə/ US
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Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).
noun ottave rime
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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).
Similar: ottava
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noun arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc
| Español | octava real |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オッターヴァ・リーマ ottāva rīma |
| Français | ottava rima |
| Deutsch | Oktave, Stanze |
| Italiano | ottava rima |
| Ελληνικά | οκτάβα oktáva |
| Русский | окта́ва oktáva |
| עברית | אוֹטַאבַה רִימַה otávah rímah |
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