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стих — meaning in English

stikh

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English meaning

  • poem noun A piece of writing arranged with attention to rhythm, sound, and often rhyme, expressing ideas or feelings in a condensed, imaginative way.
  • rhyme noun A similarity of sound between the endings of words, especially at the ends of lines of verse.
  • stave noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
  • verse noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.

Senses

стих is used for these senses in English:

  • poem A literary piece written in verse.
  • poem A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
  • rhyme A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
  • stave (poetry) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.

rhyme — full definition

  1. noun A similarity of sound between the endings of words, especially at the ends of lines of verse.
  2. noun A short poem or verse, especially one with rhyming lines.
  3. verb Of a word, to end with the same sound as another word.
  4. verb To write in verse, using words that match in sound.

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