Etymology

terza rima

Today it means: An arrangement of triplets, generally in iambic pentameter in English, with rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc. Full definition →

Italian terza rima
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromterza rima
  2. English todayterza rima

Borrowed from Italian terza rima (literally “third rhyme”).

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