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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stanza, n. [e.m.E. stanze (Shakespeare), stanza (1595), It. stanza.] A stanza. —1626 Garden Worthies 177.
Whose mellid measurs modulat did move In lyvlie stanzas