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/sek"stayn/, n. Pros.1. a stanza of six lines.2. sestina.[1630-40; b. two obs. F words: sixain six-line stanza and sestine SESTINA]
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Sextain — Sex tain, n. [L. sextus sixth, fr. sex six: cf. It. sestina.] (Pros.) A stanza of six lines; a sestine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sextain — sex·tain || seksteɪn n. stanza comprising six lines, sestet … English contemporary dictionary
sextain — sex·tain … English syllables
sextain — sex•tain [[t]ˈsɛk steɪn[/t]] n. 1) pro a stanza of six lines 2) pro sestina • Etymology: 1630–40; b. two obs. F words: sixain six line stanza and sestine sestina … From formal English to slang
sextain — /ˈsɛksteɪn/ (say sekstayn) noun → sestina …
sextain — n. sestina; sestet … Dictionary of difficult words
sextain — ˈsekˌstān noun ( s) Etymology: modification (influenced by sex and quatrain) of obsolete French sestine more at sestine 1. : sestina … Useful english dictionary
Sestine — Ses tine, n. See {Sextain}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sestina — A sestina (also, sextina, sestine, or sextain) is a highly structured poem consisting of six six line stanzas followed by a tercet (called its envoy or tornada ), for a total of thirty nine lines. The same set of six words ends the lines of each… … Wikipedia
sestina — /se stee neuh/, n., pl. sestinas, sestine / nay/. Pros. a poem of six six line stanzas and a three line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the… … Universalium
