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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By zeroing in on specifics, Mr. Ross arrives at many phrases and couplets that are appearing in a song for the first time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The series’ musical landscape also includes a myriad of folk songs, such as the drunken tavern tune “Alice With Three Fingers” and the childish rhyming couplets of “The Hammer and the Anvil.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
She planned to hang traditional Chinese couplets -- usually on auspicious red paper -- before sharing a family meal.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Both books tell a tale about an adventure in a woodland full of animals, with the story told in rhyming couplets.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
It would be nice to say that I smiled and spoke of pleasant things in carefully metered rhyming couplets, like Prince Gallant from some faerie story.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
