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Definition of
sonnet noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sonnet
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈsɑnət
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a poem that has 14 lines, each containing 10 syllables, and a fixed pattern of
rhyme
Shakespeare's sonnets
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sonnet
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