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cinquain

/sɪn.ken/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
  2. A five-line poetic form which consists of 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 actions, 4 feeling words, then 1 noun that is the same as top noun

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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