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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / the origins of rhythmical verse | | Italian term or phrase: ottonario | I'm having trouble with this phrase and I would like others' opinion if a simple translation such as seven/eight syllable is acceptable, or if there is a more technical term in English.
Successivamente per connotare il genere (poesia) si definirono delle marche di identificazione ricorrenti come il numero di sillabe settenario o l’ottonario, o la combinazione di questi due, il quindicisillabo, che è infatti il tipo più diffuso di verso ritmico |
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| | octosyllable | Explanation:
Libro Di Consultazione: Rizzolo Larousse Grande, Italiano/Inglese |
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Barbara Cochran
Local time: 23:49
| Grading comment Thanks and my apologies - I should have found this myself but overlooked it
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13 mins confidence:   octosyllable
Explanation:
Libro Di Consultazione: Rizzolo Larousse Grande, Italiano/Inglese
| Barbara Cochran
Local time: 23:49
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Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 12
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| | Grading comment | Thanks and my apologies - I should have found this myself but overlooked it |
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