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sonnets

/ˈsɒnɪts/

sonnets is the plural of sonnet.

Meaning of sonnet

Noun

sonnet (plural sonnets)

  1. A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes.

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Phrases with sonnets

Questions about sonnets

What is sonnets the plural of?
Sonnets is the plural of sonnet.
How do you pronounce sonnets?
Sonnets is pronounced /ˈsɒnɪts/.

Words near sonnets in the dictionary

  1. sonnetizes
  2. sonnetizing
  3. sonnetlike
  4. sonnetomania
  5. sonnetry
  6. sonnets
  7. sonnetted
  8. sonnetteer
  9. sonnetteered
  10. sonnetteering
  11. sonnetteers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sonnets (page history and authors); sonnet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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