VENUS AND ADONIS STANZA

Meaning of VENUS AND ADONIS STANZA in English

a stanza consisting of an iambic pentameter quatrain and couplet with the rhyme scheme ababcc. The stanza was so called because it was used by William Shakespeare in his poem Venus and Adonis (1593).

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VENUS AND ADONIS STANZA — Usage: usually capitalized V & 2d A Etymology: from Venus and Adonis (1593), poem in this stanza by William Shakespeare …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VENUS — Venus (vé-) npr Venus (1. [Rom. Relig.]; 2. [Astron.])
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STANZA — [I] n [Pros.] stanza
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ADONIS — Adonis (-dó-) npr [Gr. Mythol.] Adonis; adonis 1. [Bot.] Adonis, pheasants eye; 2. fop, dandy
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STANZA — stance
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STANZA — estropa
English-Visayan vocabulary
VENUS — Benus
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VENUS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Vener-, ~ Date: before 12th century the Roman goddess of love and beauty, the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STANZA — noun see: stance Date: 1589 a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a …
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ADONIS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Adōnis Date: 1565 a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a …
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VENUS — I Roman goddess of cultivated fields and gardens, later associated with Aphrodite . She was the daughter of Jupiter and …
Английский словарь Британика
ADONIS — In Greek mythology , a youth of remarkable beauty, the favorite of Aphrodite . As a child he was put …
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ADONIS — I. əˈdänə̇s, -dō- noun Etymology: New Latin, after Adonis, in Greco-Roman mythology a beautiful youth beloved by Aphrodite and killed …
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VENUS — ˈvēnəs noun Etymology: after Venus, Roman goddess of love, 2d planet from the sun, from Latin Vener-, Venus, from vener-, …
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STANZA — ˈstanzə, -aan- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, act or place of staying, abode, room, stanza, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin …
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VENUS — (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these …
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VENUS — (n.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror …
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VENUS — (n.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and …
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STANZA — (n.) An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.
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STANZA — (n.) A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, …
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ADONIS — (n.) A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasant's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from Adonis, whose …
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ADONIS — (n.) A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
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ADONIS — (n.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar.
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VENUS — ( n. ) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VENUS — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many …
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STANZA — ( n. ) An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.
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STANZA — ( n. ) A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in …
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ADONIS — ( n. ) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADONIS — ( n. ) A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADONIS — ( n. ) A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasant's eye (Adonis autumnalis); -- named from …
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STANZA — — stanzaed , adj. — stanzaic /stan zay"ik/ , stanzaical , adj. — stanzaically , adv. /stan"zeuh/ , n. Pros. …
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ADONIS — /euh don"is, euh doh"nis/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus …
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STANZA — n. group of lines forming one division of a poem
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VENUS — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Vener-, Venus Date: before 12th century 1. : the Roman goddess of love and …
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STANZA — noun Etymology: Italian, stay, abode, room, stanza, from Vulgar Latin * stantia stay — more at stance Date: 1589 : …
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ADONIS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Adōnis Date: 1565 1. : a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting …
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VENUS — noun the goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. 2. venus ·noun the metal copper; …
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STANZA — noun an apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber. 2. stanza ·noun a number of lines or …
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ADONIS — noun a preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy. 2. adonis ·noun a youth beloved by venus for his beauty. he …
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STANZA — [ 'stanzə ] ■ noun a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem. ↘a group …
Concise Oxford English vocab
STANZA — [stan.za] n [It, stay, abode, room, stanza, fr. (assumed) VL stantia stay--more at stance] (1588): a division of a poem …
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VENUS — [Ve.nus] n [ME, fr. L Vener-, Venus] 1: the Roman goddess of love and beauty--compare aphrodite 2: the planet second …
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ADONIS — [Ado.nis] n [L, fr. Gk Adonis] 1: a youth loved by Aphrodite who is killed at hunting by a wild …
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STANZA — a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit. More specifically, a stanza …
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VENUS — Venus with Cupid and a dolphin, classical sculpture; in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome ancient Italian goddess associated with cultivated …
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ADONIS — in Greek mythology, a youth of remarkable beauty, the favourite of the goddess Aphrodite. Traditionally, he was the product of …
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VENUS — Venus BrE AmE ˈviːn əs ▷ Venus|es, \~'s ɪz əz ▶ ˌ Venus('s) ˈ flytrap BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STANZA — stanza BrE AmE ˈstænz ə ▷ stanza|s z
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ADONIS — Adonis BrE AmE ə ˈdəʊn ɪs -ˈdɒn-, -əs AmE \ -ˈdoʊn- -ˈdɑːn-
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STANZA — / ˈstænzə; NAmE / noun ( technical ) a group of lines in a repeated pattern that form a unit …
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VENUS — Ve ‧ nus /ˈviːnəs/ BrE AmE noun the ↑ planet that is second in order from the Sun: the high …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STANZA — stan ‧ za /ˈstænzə/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: 'place to stay, room, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VENUS — n. (pl. Venuses) 1 the planet second from the sun in the solar system. 2 poet. a a beautiful woman. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STANZA — n. 1 the basic metrical unit in a poem or verse consisting of a recurring group of lines (often four …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STANZA — n. 1 the basic metrical unit in a poem or verse consisting of a recurring group of lines (often four …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VENUS — n. (pl. Venuses) 1 the planet second from the sun in the solar system. 2 poet. a a beautiful woman. …
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ADONIS — n. a handsome young man. Adonis blue a kind of butterfly, Lysandra bellargus. [ the name of a youth loved …
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STANZA — n.1 the basic metrical unit in a poem or verse consisting of a recurring group of lines (often four lines …
Oxford English vocab
VENUS — n. (pl. Venuses) 1. the planet second from the sun in the solar system. 2 poet. a a beautiful woman. …
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ADONIS — n. a handsome young man. Phrases and idioms: Adonis blue a kind of butterfly, Lysandra bellargus. Etymology: the name of …
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STANZA — ( stanzas) A stanza is one of the parts into which a poem is divided. ( TECHNICAL ) N-COUNT
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STANZA — (~s) A ~ is one of the parts into which a poem is divided. (TECHNICAL) N-COUNT
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VENUS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Because it is closer to the Sun than Earth, Venus probably contained less water than …
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