OTTAVA RIMA


Meaning of OTTAVA RIMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈrē-mə ]

noun

( plural ottava rimas )

Etymology: Italian, literally, eighth rhyme

Date: 1820

: a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with a rhyme scheme of abababcc

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