sonnet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  2. verb praise in a sonnet
  3. verb compose a sonnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).

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