English Explanatory Dictionary

sextain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A stanza of six lines; a sestine or sestina.

Word forms

sextain sextains

Etymology

From Latin sextus (“sixth”), from sex (“six”). Compare Italian sestina. Doublet of sestina.

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