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ghazel

ghazel is the alternative spelling of ghazal.

Meaning of ghazal

Noun

ghazal (plural ghazals)

  1. A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.
    • Indeed, this is a realm where colors harmoniously recite magnificent ghazals to each other, where time stops, where the Devil never appears.2001, Orhan Pamuk, translated by Erdağ M. Göknar, My Name Is Red

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Forms of ghazel

pluralghazels

Questions about ghazel

What is ghazel the alternative spelling of?
Ghazel is the alternative spelling of ghazal.

Words near ghazel in the dictionary

  1. Ghazaryan
  2. ghazawat
  3. Ghazeepore
  4. ghazeeyeh
  5. ghazeeyehs
  6. ghazel
  7. ghazels
  8. ghazi
  9. Ghaziabad
  10. ghazies
  11. Ghazipur

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