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Meaning of Quatrain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkwɒt.ɹeɪn

Definitions

  1. A poem in four lines.
  2. A stanza of four lines.

Equivalents

العربية الرباعية رباعي
Bosanski katren
Català quartet
Čeština čtyřverší
Deutsch Quartett
Eesti katrään
فارسی رباعی
Suomi nelisäe
Français quatrain
Hrvatski katren
Bahasa Indonesia pantun
Italiano quartina
Nederlands kwatrijn
Polski czterowiersz
Português quadra quarteto
Română catren
Српски katren
Türkçe dörtlük

Examples

“Example:”
“Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night,”
“Has flung the Stone that puts the stars to flight:”
“And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught”
“The Sultan's Turret in a Noose of light.”
“The menu card was designed by Mr. Arthur Hacker, and further enriched by some charming verses in Omarian quatrains from Mr. Le Gallienne, who read them to a sympathetic audience.”

CEFR level

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