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sonnet

noun

🔊/ˈsɒnɪt/

🔊/ˈsɑːnɪt/

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a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of rhyme十四行诗；商籁体
- Shakespeare’s sonnets莎士比亚的十四行诗
Topics Literature and writingc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Italian sonetto, diminutive of suono ‘a sound’.