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Leonine verses

Leonine verses is the plural of Leonine verse.

Meaning of Leonine verse

Noun

Leonine verse (countable and uncountable, plural Leonine verses)

  1. A kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also, the form of such verse.
    Synonyms:
    leonine

Questions about Leonine verses

What is Leonine verses the plural of?
Leonine verses is the plural of Leonine verse.

Words near Leonine verses in the dictionary

  1. Leonila Hill
  2. leonine
  3. leonine share
  4. leonine shares
  5. Leonine verse
  6. Leonine verses
  7. leoninely
  8. leonines
  9. leoninity
  10. leonite
  11. Leonnoys

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