cin·quain –noun 1. a group of five. 2. Prosody. a. a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables. b. any stanza of five lines.
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[Origin: 1705–15; < F < LL cinque (see cinque) + F -ain collective suffix. See quatrain]
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n. A five-line stanza.
Finally… NOW I can sleep!!!!!!!!!!!
-Patti
wow.. you guys have too much time on your hands
Indeed. The thing is, that was all that was on the bulletin board. No one ever added anything to it. Just the word. Spooky…