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单词 sestet
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sestet

noun

ses·​tet ses-ˈtet How to pronounce sestet (audio)
: a stanza or a poem of six lines
specifically : the last six lines of an Italian sonnet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This 14-line pseudo-sonnet roughly follows the structure of a Petrarchan sonnet with its octave (first eight lines) stating a tension and the sestet (final six lines) including a volta (or turn). New York Times, 5 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

Italian sestetto, from sesto sixth, from Latin sextus — more at sext

First Known Use

circa 1859, in the meaning defined above

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