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ottava rima
ot·ta·va ri·ma [ ō tvə rmə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
stanza of eight lines: a verse form made up of eight lines in iambic pentameter with the rhyme scheme abababcc
[Early 19th century. < Italian, "eighth rhyme"]
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