monostrophe

[ muh-nos-truh-fee, mon-uh-strohf ]

/ məˈnɒs trə fi, ˈmɒn əˌstroʊf /

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noun

a poem in which all the strophes or stanzas are of the same metrical form.

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Origin of monostrophe

First recorded in 1885–90, monostrophe is from the Greek word monóstrophos consisting of one strophe. See mono-, strophe

Words nearby monostrophe

monostich, monostichous, monostome, monostotic, monostratal, monostrophe, monostrophic, monostylous, monosubstituted, monosyllabic, monosyllabism

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British Dictionary definitions for monostrophe

monostrophe

/ (mɒˈnɒstrəfɪ, ˈmɒnəˌstrəʊf) /

noun

a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre

Derived forms of monostrophe

monostrophic (ˌmɒnəˈstrɒfɪk), adjective

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