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Noun: Italian sonnet
  1. A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
    - Petrarchan sonnet

Derived forms: Italian sonnets

Type of: sonnet

Encyclopedia: Italian sonnet

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