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quatrain

noun/ˈkwɒtreɪn/

C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A stanza or poem of four lines, typically with an alternating rhyme scheme.

Each quatrain of the hymn ends on the same consoling image.

Topic: Literature & the arts in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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