STANZA


Meaning of STANZA in English

/ ˈstænzə; NAmE / noun

( technical ) a group of lines in a repeated pattern that form a unit in some types of poem

SYN verse

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Italian , literally standing place , also stanza .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.