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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSestett
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Sestett
"Das Sestett bildet den zweiten Teil des Sonetts."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The last six lines of a sonnet, especially an Italian sonnet.
"The poem's sestet offers a resolution to the dilemma posed in the octave."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Italian sestetto, based on sesto 'sixth', from Latin sextus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "sestet" is said worldwide
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sestet
Transliteration: sestet
"Le sestet du sonnet exprime la conclusion."
Sestett
Transliteration: Sestett
"Das Sestett bildet den zweiten Teil des Sonetts."
sestetto
Transliteration: sestetto
"Il sestetto conclude la struttura del sonetto."
sesteto
Transliteration: sesteto
"El sesteto del soneto presenta la resolución."
sesteto
Transliteration: sesteto
"O sesteto encerra o poema com uma reflexão."
षटक
Transliteration: shatak
"कविता का यह षटक अंतिम छह पंक्तियों से बना है।"
六行诗
Transliteration: liù háng shī
"这首十四行诗的六行诗部分表达了核心主题。"
6행구
Transliteration: yukhaenggu
"소네트의 후반부 6행구는 시의 결론을 담고 있다."
セステット
Transliteration: sesutetto
"ソネットの後半のセステットは結論を示しています。"
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