stanza

CEFRB2

/ˈstænzə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A group of lines forming a section of a poem.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An apartment or division in a building.

Examples

  • The same line is repeated in each stanza.

  • Your poem would be more powerful if you cut the final stanza.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An XML element which acts as basic unit of meaning in XMPP.

  2. A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.

  3. A section of a configuration file consisting of a related group of lines.

More examples

In context

  • I find the third stanza weak.

  • Definition of XML Stanza: An XML stanza is the basic unit of meaning in XMPP.

  • Whenever an XMPP client generates an XML stanza, it typically constructs the XML of the stanza by building up a structured document […]

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The poet revised the second blank of his sonnet to improve the rhyme scheme.

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Origin

noun

From Italian stanza, from Vulgar Latin *stantia (“standing, stopping-place”), from Latin stāns, stantis, from stō, stāre, from Proto-Italic *staēō, from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂éh₁yeti, stative verb from *steh₂- (whence English stand). Doublet of stance.