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Meaning of the word sonnet in English

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sonnet

US /ˈsɑː.nɪt/
UK /ˈsɑː.nɪt/
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Noun

1.

a poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with a fixed rhyme scheme

Example:
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Shakespeare wrote many famous sonnets.
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The poet read a beautiful sonnet about love.
Synonym:
poemverseodelyric
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