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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One story is told in rhyming couplets and another is conveyed entirely in images of paw and footprints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
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
There are, in fact, some rather disturbing rhymed couplets, if you will.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
I hated the very idea of the eighteenth century, with all those smug men writing tight little couplets and being so dead keen on reason.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
