n.
Pronunciation: ' stan-z ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, stay, abode, room, stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia stay ― more at STANCE
Date: 1589
: a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : STROPHE
– stan · za · ic \ stan- ' z ā -ik \ adjective