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cinquain

cin·quain
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-keyn, sing-keyn]
    • /sɪŋˈkeɪn, ˈsɪŋ keɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-keyn, sing-keyn]
    • /sɪŋˈkeɪn, ˈsɪŋ keɪn/

Definitions of cinquain word

  • noun cinquain a stanza of five lines 3
  • noun cinquain a group of five. 1
  • noun cinquain Prosody. a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables. any stanza of five lines. 1
  • noun cinquain (in verse) a five-line stanza. 1
  • noun cinquain A five line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables. 0
  • noun cinquain A five line poetic form which consists of 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 actions, 4 feeling words, then 1 noun that is the same as top noun. 0

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Origin of cinquain

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < French < Late Latin cinque (see cinque) + French -ain collective suffix. See quatrain

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Parts of speech for Cinquain

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cinquain popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cinquain usage trend in Literature

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