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sestina

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noun

Say it like: Ses-tin-a

The correct spelling is sestina. A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.

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noun

  1. 1.A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.
  2. 2.A chord comprising the first six members of the harmonic series.

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