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huitain

huitain noun: a French poem, a kind of octastich.

Noun

huitain (plural huitains)

  1. A French poem, a kind of octastich.

Forms of huitain

pluralhuitains

Origin of huitain

Borrowed from French huitain.

Questions about huitain

What does huitain mean?
Huitain means a French poem, a kind of octastich.
What part of speech is huitain?
Huitain is a noun.
What is the plural of huitain?
The plural of huitain is huitains.

Words near huitain in the dictionary

  1. huissier
  2. huissier de justice
  3. huissiers
  4. huissiers de justice
  5. huit
  6. huitain
  7. huitains
  8. huitlacoche
  9. Huitoto
  10. Huitotoan
  11. Huitron

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