SONNET


Meaning of SONNET in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' sä-n ə t

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet little song, from son sound, song, from Latin sonus sound

Date: 1557

: a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme also : a poem in this pattern

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.