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   stanza

   /ˈstanzə/

   noun

   • 1. a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
   • ▪ a group of four lines in some Greek and Latin metres.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Italian, literally ‘standing place’, also ‘stanza’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stanzaed adjective
   • 2. stanzaic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • Z

     10

   • A

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