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PETRARCHAN SONNET

\pˈɛtɹɑːt͡ʃən sˈɒnɪt], \pˈɛtɹɑːt‍ʃən sˈɒnɪt], \p_ˈɛ_t_ɹ_ɑː_tʃ_ə_n s_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_t]\

Definitions of PETRARCHAN SONNET

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a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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