First Known Use: 1817
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Spenserian stanza
noun Spen·se·ri·an stanza \spen-ˈsir-ē-ən-\
Definition of SPENSERIAN STANZA
: a stanza consisting of eight verses of iambic pentameter and an alexandrine with a rhyme scheme ababbcbcc
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Origin of SPENSERIAN STANZA
Edmund Spenser
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