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sonnet noun [ ˈsɒnɪt ]

• a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

sonnet verb

• compose sonnets.
• "and in delightful Tones sit sonneting"
Origin: mid 16th century: from French, or from Italian sonetto, diminutive of suono ‘a sound’.


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