cou|plet

cou|plet
cou|plet «KUHP liht», noun.
1. two successive lines of poetry, especially two that rhyme and have the same number of feet. Example:
“Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though.”
[< Middle French couplet (diminutive) < couple couple < Old French cople; see etym. under couple (Cf.couple)]

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  • cou·plet — /ˈkʌplət/ noun, pl plets [count] : two lines of poetry that form a unit a rhyming couplet a poem made up of six couplets …   Useful english dictionary

  • plet — com·plet·ed·ness; cou·plet; dec·u·plet; de·plet·able; do·dec·u·plet; du·plet; in·com·plet·abil·i·ty; in·com·plet·able; non·u·plet; peo·plet; plet; quin·tu·plet; rip·plet; ap·plet; com·plet·ist; mul·ti·plet; in·com·plet·able·ness; …   English syllables

  • cou — ab·cou·lomb; ac·cou·cheur; ac·cou·ple·ment; ac·cou·tre; ac·cou·tre·ment; bar·ra·cou·ta; cou·cal; cou·ché; cou·chee; cou·dière; cou·ette; cou·gar; cou·gnar; cou·lé; cou·lee; cou·lée; cou·leur; cou·lier; cou·lisse; cou·loir; cou·lomb;… …   English syllables

  • couplet — cou·plet …   English syllables

  • Couplet — Cou|plet auch: Coup|let 〈[ kuple:] n. 15〉 (oft polit.) witzig satirisches Kehrreimlied, bes. im Kabarett [frz., „Strophe, Lied, Couplet“] * * * Cou|p|let [ku ple: ], das; s, s [frz. couplet, Vkl. von: couple = Paar < lat. copula, ↑ Kopula]:… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • couplet — cou·plet s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} 1. TS metr. nella metrica francese, un tempo, coppia di versi rimati, in seguito, strofa di canzone di quattro o più versi di contenuto leggero e amoroso, legata a un valore musicale 2. TS mus. nel teatro… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Couplet — Cou|plet auch: Coup|let 〈 [kuple:] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 witzig satir. od. polit. Lied mit Kehrreim, bes. im Kabarett [Etym.: frz., »Strophe, Lied«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Couplet — Cou|plet [kuple̲; frz. couplet, Verkleinerungsbildung zu frz. couple = Paar] s; s, s: Bez. für zwei aufeinanderfolgende ↑Extrasystolen …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Couplet — Cou|plet* [ku ple:] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. couplet, Verkleinerungsform von couple »Paar«, dies über altfr. cople »Band, Paar« aus lat. copula »Strick, Band, Leine«>: a) Strophe in Liedern (mit wechselndem Text) od.… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • couplet — cou|plet [ kʌplət ] noun count two lines of poetry that are next to each other: a rhyming couplet …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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