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ottave rime

ottave rime is the plural of ottava rima.

Meaning of ottava rima

Noun

ottava rima (usually uncountable, plural ottave rime)

  1. (usually) An arrangement of stanzas of eight lines in heroic verse, with three rhymes, the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two forming a couplet (ab ab ab cc).
    Synonyms:
    ottava

Questions about ottave rime

What is ottave rime the plural of?
Ottave rime is the plural of ottava rima.

Words near ottave rime in the dictionary

  1. ottava
  2. ottava rima
  3. ottavarima
  4. ottavarime
  5. ottavas
  6. ottave rime
  7. Ottaviano
  8. ottavini
  9. ottavino
  10. ottavinos
  11. Ottawa

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