ˈstanzə, -aan- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Italian, act or place of staying, abode, room, stanza, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin stantia act of standing or staying — more at stanchion
1. : a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together as a unit : strophe ; especially : a group of lines arranged together in a recurring pattern of metrical lengths and usually a sequence of rhymes
2. slang
a. : a period of performing or showing in one place : stand , engagement ; especially : week
the play is to be held over for another stanza
signed the orchestra for the last stanza in June
b. : a period (as a half or an inning) into which the duration of a game is divided