Sonnet

Definition: Meaning of, sonnet in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɒnɪt /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
sonnet	sonnets

[countable]

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sonnet used in phrases

Elizabethan sonnet (noun)
1. a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
English sonnet (noun)
1. a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
Italian sonnet (noun)
1. a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
Petrarchan sonnet (noun)
1. a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
Shakespearean sonnet (noun)
1. a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
Spenserian sonnet (noun)
1. a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab bcbd cdcd ee
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Pronunciation: ˈkiːtəʊn ɡruːp

Parts of Speech: noun

a group having the characteristic properties of ketones

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