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单词 pantoum
释义

pantoum

[ pan-toom ]
/ pænˈtum /

noun

a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
Also pantun.

Origin of pantoum

1880–85; <French, erroneous spelling for pantoun<Malay pantun

Words nearby pantoum

pantonality, pantoprazole sodium, pantothenate, pantothenic acid, pantothere, pantoum, pantropic, pantropical, pantry, pantryman, pants
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Example sentences from the Web for pantoum

  • The pantoum is of Eastern origin, but it came into English through the French.

    The Principles of English Versification|Paull Franklin Baum

British Dictionary definitions for pantoum

pantoum
/ (pænˈtuːm) /

noun

prosody a verse form consisting of a series of quatrains in which the second and fourth lines of each verse are repeated as the first and third lines of the next

Word Origin for pantoum

C19: via French from Malay pantun
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