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cynghanedd

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/ kʌŋˈhanɛð /

noun

  1. a complex system of rhyme and alliteration used in Welsh verse

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Etymology

Origin of cynghanedd

from Welsh

Example Sentences

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They all wrote for the most part in cynghanedd, and the work of nearly all of them is marked by correctness rather than by poetical inspiration.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

Goronwy Owen wrote all his poetry in the cynghanedd, and his work gave the old metres a new life.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

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