ottava rima

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  1. noun A stanza of verse consisting of eight lines in iambic pentameter rhyming abababcc.

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  1. Italian : ottava, feminine of ottavo, eighth + rima, rhyme.

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  1. Italian, eighth or octuple rime: see octave and rime.
 

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/ɑtˈtɑˈvə rimə/
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