STANZA


Meaning of STANZA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstænzə ]

n. 1 the basic metrical unit in a poem or verse consisting of a recurring group of lines (often four lines and usu. not more than twelve) which may or may not rhyme. 2 a group of four lines in some Greek and Latin metres. øøstanza'd adj. (also stanzaed) (also in comb.). stanzaic adj. [It., = standing-place, chamber, stanza, ult. f. L stare stand]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.