Pronunciation: spen- ' sir- ē - ə n-
Function: noun
Etymology: Edmund Spenser
Date: 1817
: a stanza consisting of eight verses of iambic pentameter and an alexandrine with a rhyme scheme ababbcbcc
Pronunciation: spen- ' sir- ē - ə n-
Function: noun
Etymology: Edmund Spenser
Date: 1817
: a stanza consisting of eight verses of iambic pentameter and an alexandrine with a rhyme scheme ababbcbcc
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012