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1810–20; < Italian: octave rhyme
1810–20; < Italian: octave rhyme
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Ottava rima
has a plethora of syllables.
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| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| given to using long words. |
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ottava rima
1820, from It., "eight-lined stanza," lit. "eighth rhyme," from ottava "eighth" (see octave). A stanza of eight 11-syllable lines, rhymed a b a b a b c c, but in the Byronic variety, they are English heroic lines of 10 syllables.
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