couplet
noun
a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
couplets
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pluralof couplet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She planned to hang traditional Chinese couplets -- usually on auspicious red paper -- before sharing a family meal.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Ahead of Lunar New Year this month, Chinese households typically decorate their doors with couplets - a set of auspicious writings heralding health and prosperity in the new year.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
The chapters are arranged like the bayts, or couplets, of a ghazal, and they describe a succession of infatuations, some romantic and some purely poetic, as in the odes to the 14th-century Persian lyricist Hafez.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
There are, in fact, some rather disturbing rhymed couplets, if you will.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
The sluggers turned as a unit to look toward the source of the noise, but Jesse hadn’t noticed and was still talking about memory, this time in rhyming couplets.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
