[kuhp-lit] 
| 1. | a pair of successive lines of verse, esp. a pair that rhyme and are of the same length. |
| 2. | a pair; couple. |
| 3. | Music. any of the contrasting sections of a rondo occurring between statements of the refrain. |
| cou·plet (kŭp'lĭt) n.
[French, from Old French, diminutive of couple, couple; see couple.] |
A pair of lines of verse that rhyme. Some poems, such as “The Night Before Christmas,” are written entirely in couplets:
`Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
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