couplet
pronunciation
How to pronounce couplet in British English:
UK [ˈkʌplət]
How to pronounce couplet in American English:
US [ˈkʌplɪt]
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- Noun:
- two items of the same kind
- a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed
Word Origin
- couplet (n.)
- 1570s, in poetry, from French couplet (mid-14c.), a diminutive of couple (see couple (n.)). In music, from 1876.
Example
- 1. This couplet means that there are suns in all directions .
- 2. Stability and perfect family couplet are produced contract make discuss .
- 3. Homebred qing dynasty combs the development of couplet and promotion apply .
- 4. Big couplet of countrywide key middle school took an examination of chinese examination paper 2005 .
- 5. I sent a spring couplet to many overseas friends .