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sextain
[ sek-steyn ]
sextain
/ ˈsɛksteɪn /
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sextain1
C17: from obsolete French sestine sestina , but also influenced by obsolete sixain stanza of six lines
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Example Sentences
Some other sub-varieties of the sextain have rhyming final words in each stanza.
From Project Gutenberg
Besides this original form of the sextain several other varieties are met with in English poetry.
From Project Gutenberg
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