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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Unrhymed verse having a regular meter, most commonly iambic pentameter.

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  • noun A poetic form with regular meter, particularly iambic pentameter, but no fixed rhyme scheme.

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  • noun unrhymed verse (usually in iambic pentameter)

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