cin·quain (s ng k n , s ng-)n. A five-line stanza. [French cinq, five (from Old French cinc; see cinque) + (quatr)ain.] |
cinquain [sɪŋˈkeɪn ˈsɪŋkeɪn]
n
(Literature / Poetry) a stanza of five lines
[C18 (in the sense: a military company of five): from French cinq five, from Latin quinque; compare quatrain]
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