quatrain
pronunciation
How to pronounce quatrain in British English:
UK [ˈkwɒtreɪn]
How to pronounce quatrain in American English:
US [ˈkwɑtreɪn]
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- Noun:
- a stanza of four lines
Word Origin
- quatrain (n.)
- 1580s, from Middle French quatrain "four-line stanza" (16c.), from Old French quatre "four," from Latin quattuor "four" (see four).