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Webster 1913 Edition


Couplet

Coup′let

(-l?t)
,
Noun.
[F.
couplet
, dim. of
couple
. See
Couple
,
Noun.
]
Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.
A sudden
couplet
rushes on your mind.
Crabbe.

Webster 1828 Edition


Couplet

COUPLET

,
Noun.
1.
Two verses; a pair of rhymes.
2.
A division of a hymn or ode in which an equal number or equal measure of verse is found in each part, called a strophe.
3.
A pair; as a couplet of doves. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


couplet

couplet

English

Noun

couplet (plural couplets)

  1. (literature) A pair of lines with rhyming end words.
  2. A pair of one-way streets which carry opposing directions of traffic through gridded urban areas.
    5th Street is one-way west only and 6th Street is one-way east only. Together, they form a couplet in Downtown Los Angeles

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French couplet

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cou‧plet

Noun

couplet n (plural coupletten, diminutive coupletje n)

  1. verse of a song

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French

Etymology

couple + -et.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.plɛ/

Noun

couplet m (plural couplets)

  1. (literature) couplet

Descendants

  • Dutch: couplet (borrowed)
  • English: couplet (borrowed)
  • German: Couplet (borrowed)
  • Spanish: cuplé (borrowed)