sonnet

son·net  (snt)

n.

1. A 14-line verse form usually having one of several conventional rhyme schemes.

2. A poem in this form.

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[French or Italian sonetto (French, from Italian), from Old Provençal sonet, diminutive of son, song, from Latin sonus, a sound; see swen- in Indo-European roots.]

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sonnet [ˈsɒnɪt] Prosody

n

(Literature / Poetry) a verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines in iambic pentameter with rhymes arranged according to a fixed scheme, usually divided either into octave and sestet or, in the English form, into three quatrains and a couplet

vb

1. (Literature / Poetry) (intr) to compose sonnets

2. (Literature / Poetry) (tr) to celebrate in a sonnet

[via Italian from Old Provençal sonet a little poem, from son song, from Latin sonus a sound]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sonnet - a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet - a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd Elizabethan sonnet, English sonnet, Shakespearean sonnet - a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg Spenserian sonnet - a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee
Verb	1.	sonnet - praise in a sonnet poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	2.	sonnet - compose a sonnet poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form poetise, poetize, verse, versify - compose verses or put into verse; "He versified the ancient saga"

Translations

sonnet [ˈsɒnɪt] N → soneto m

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sonnet [ˈsɒnɪt] n → sonnet m

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sonnet

n → Sonett nt; sonnet form → Sonettform f

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sonnet [ˈsɒnɪt] n → sonetto

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sonnet [ˈsɒnɪt] n → sonetto

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sonnet

n sonnet [ˈsonit]

a type of poem with fourteen lines Milton's/Shakespeare's sonnets. sonnet سونيت: قَصيدة من 14 بيتا сонет sonet sonet das Sonnet σονέτο soneto sonett غزل sonetti sonnet סוֹנָטָה चतुर्दश पदी कविता sonet szonett soneta sonnetta sonetto ソネット 소네트, 14행시 sonetas sonets soneta sonnet sonett sonet soneto so­net сонет sonet sonet sonet sonett โคลง 14 บรรทัดซึ่งมีรูปแบบการสัมผัสตายตัว sone 十四行詩 сонет چودہ مصرغوں کی نظم bài thơ xonê, thơ 14 câu 十四行诗