quatorzain

noun

qua·​tor·​zain

kəˈtȯrˌzān,

kaˈt-,

-zᵊn;

ˈkatərˌzān

plural -s

: a poem of fourteen lines

specifically : a poem resembling a sonnet but lacking strict sonnet structure

Word History

Etymology

Middle French quatorzaine group of fourteen, from Old French, period of fourteen days, from quatorze fourteen

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