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Meaning of pantoum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
pænˈtuːm

Definitions

A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.

Equivalents

Français pantoum
Bahasa Indonesia pantun
Bahasa Melayu pantun

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

pantoyllactone Pantperthog Pantries pantropical spotted dolphin pantropism pantropy

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