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cinquains

cinquains is the plural of cinquain.

Meaning of cinquain

Noun

cinquain (plural cinquains)

  1. A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
  2. A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun, two adjectives, three actions, four feeling words, and the initial noun again.

Questions about cinquains

What is cinquains the plural of?
Cinquains is the plural of cinquain.

Words near cinquains in the dictionary

  1. cinq
  2. cinqfoil
  3. cinqfoils
  4. cinqs
  5. cinquain
  6. cinquains
  7. cinque
  8. cinque buchi
  9. Cinque Port
  10. Cinque Ports
  11. cinque-pace

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