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   sonnet

   /ˈsɒnɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

   verb

   • 1. compose sonnets: archaic "and in delightful Tones sit sonneting"
   • ▪ celebrate in a sonnet: archaic "he sonneted his hostess now"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French, or from Italian sonetto, diminutive of suono ‘a sound’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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