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ottava rima

Noun CEFR B2
ɒˌtɑːvə ˈɹiːmə

Definitions

An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españoloctava real
Françaisottava rima
9 more languages
Bosanskiоктава
Ελληνικάοκτάβα
Hrvatskiоктава
Italianoottava rima
Polskioktawa
Русскийоктава
Српскиоктава
Svenskastans

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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