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couplets

The correct spelling is couplets.

How to pronounce couplets

noun

Say it like: Cow-ple-ts

The correct spelling is couplets. A pair of lines with rhyming end words. For example: "5th Street is one-way west only and 6th Street is one-way east only. Together, they form a couplet in Downtown Los Angeles."

Usage Examples

5th Street is one-way west only and 6th Street is one-way east only. Together, they form a couplet in Downtown Los Angeles.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A pair of lines with rhyming end words.
  2. 2.A pair of one-way streets which carry opposing directions of traffic through gridded urban areas.
  3. 3.A pair of two mutually exclusive choices in a dichotomous key.

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