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quatrain

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French quatrain.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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quatrain (plural quatrains)

  1. A poem in four lines.
  2. A stanza of four lines.
    Example:
    Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,
    Has flung the Stone that puts the stars to flight:
    And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught
    The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of light.
    • 1894 December 26, The Sketch, London, page 396, column 1:
      The menu card was designed by Mr. Arthur Hacker, and further enriched by some charming verses in Omarian quatrains from Mr. Le Gallienne, who read them to a sympathetic audience.

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French

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Etymology

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From quatre (“four”) +‎ -ain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ka.tʁɛ̃/
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Noun

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quatrain m (plural quatrains)

  1. quatrain (stanza of four lines)

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