First Known Use: 1651
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triolet
noun tri·o·let \ˈtrē-ə-lət, ˈtrī-\
Definition of TRIOLET
: a poem or stanza of eight lines in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and seventh and the second line as the eighth with a rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB
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Origin of TRIOLET
French, from Middle French, literally, clover leaf, clover, ultimately from Greek triphyllon, from tri- tri- + phyllon leaf — more at blade
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