couplet

Noun
  1. Two items of the same kind (synset 113765745)
    is a type of: 2, deuce, ii, two - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
    subtypes: doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player
    has: fellow, mate - one of a pair
    same as: brace, couple, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke
  2. A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse;
    Usually rhymed (synset 106390540)
    is a type of: stanza - a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
    subtypes:
    • closed couplet - a rhymed couplet that forms a complete syntactic unit
    • heroic couplet - a couplet consisting of two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter and written in an elevated style
    has: line of poetry, line of verse - a single line of words in a poem

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