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monostrophe

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

noun

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


monostrophe

/ mɒˈnɒstrəfɪ; ˈmɒnəˌstrəʊf; ˌmɒnəˈstrɒfɪk /

noun

  1. a poem in which all the stanzas or strophes are written in the same metre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • monostrophic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of monostrophe1

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

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