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单词 cinquain
释义

cinquain

[ sing-keyn, sing-keyn ]
/ sɪŋˈkeɪn, ˈsɪŋ keɪn /

noun

a group of five.
Prosody.
  1. a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables.
  2. any stanza of five lines.

Origin of cinquain

1705–15; <French <Late Latin cinque (see cinque) + French -ain collective suffix. See quatrain

Words nearby cinquain

cinnamon sedge, cinnamon stone, cinnamon teal, cinnamon toast, cinnamyl acetate, cinquain, cinque, cinquecentist, cinquecento, cinquedea, cinquefoil
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British Dictionary definitions for cinquain

cinquain
/ (sɪŋˈkeɪn, ˈsɪŋkeɪn) /

noun

a stanza of five lines

Word Origin for cinquain

C18 (in the sense: a military company of five): from French cinq five, from Latin quinque; compare quatrain
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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