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ˈkwɒ treɪnqua·train
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Princeton's WordNet
quatrainnoun
a stanza of four lines
Wiktionary
quatrainnoun
a poem in four lines
quatrainnoun
a stanza of four lines
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quatrainnoun
A stanza of four lines rhyming alternately: as,
Etymology: quatrain, Fr.
Say, Stella, what is love, whose fatal pow’r
Robs virtue of content, and youth of joy?
What nymph or goddess in a luckless hour
Disclos’d to light the mischief-making boy. Hester Chapone.I have writ my poem in quatrains or stanza’s of four in alternate rhyme, because I have ever judged them of greater dignity for the sound and number, than any other verse in use. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Quatrain
A quatrain is a type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines.Existing in a variety of forms, the quatrain appears in poems from the poetic traditions of various ancient civilizations including Persia, Ancient India, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and China, and continues into the 21st century, where it is seen in works published in many languages. This form of poetry has been continually popular in Iran since the medieval period, as Ruba'is form; an important faction of the vast repertoire of Persian poetry, with famous poets such as Omar Khayyam and Mahsati Ganjavi of Seljuk Persia writing poetry only in this format. Michel de Nostredame (Nostradamus) used the quatrain form to deliver his famous prophecies in the 16th century. There are fifteen possible rhyme schemes, but the most traditional and common are ABAA, AAAA, ABAB, and ABBA.
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quatrain
A quatrain is a type of stanza or verse in a poem that consists of four lines. The lines can have varying or fixed lengths and meter, and they may or may not follow a specific rhyme scheme. The patterns of rhyme could be AABB, ABAB, ABBA, or even AAAA. Quatrains are commonly used in various types of poetry, including sonnets, ballads, and hymns.
Webster Dictionary
Quatrainnoun
a stanza of four lines rhyming alternately
Etymology: [F., fr. quatre four, L. quattuor, quatuor. See Four.]
Wikidata
Quatrain
A quatrain is a type of stanza, or a complete poem, consisting of four lines. Existing in various forms, the quatrain appears in poems from the poetic traditions of various ancient civilizations including Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, and China; and, continues into the 21st century, where it is seen in works published in many languages. During Europe's Dark Ages, in the Middle East and especially Iran, polymath poets such as Omar Khayyam continued to popularize this form of poetry, also known as Ruba'i, well beyond their borders and time. There are twelve possible rhyme schemes, but the most traditional and common are: AAAA, AABB, and ABAB.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Quatrain
kwot′rān, n. a stanza of four lines rhyming alternately. [Fr.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quatrain in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quatrain in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- čtyřveršíCzech
- QuartettGerman
- cuartetoSpanish
- رباعیPersian
- quatrainFrench
- pantunIndonesian
- quartinaItalian
- 四行連, クワトレイン, クウォートレインJapanese
- catrenRomanian
- катрен, четверостишиеRussian
- катрен, katrenSerbo-Croatian
- dörtlükTurkish
- thơ bốn câuVietnamese
- 七绝Chinese
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