ottava rima
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian ottava rima (literally “eighth rhyme”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ottava rima (usually uncountable, plural ottave rime)
- (poetry) 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).
Synonyms edit
- ottava (by ellipsis)
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Translations edit
arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc
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Italian edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “eighth rhyme”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ottava rima f (plural ottave rime)
- (poetry) ottava rima (arrangement of stanzas of eight lines rhyming ab ab ab cc)