Sestina Definition

sĕ-stēnə
sestinas, sestine
noun
An elaborate verse form of six six-line stanzas and a tercet: the end words of the first stanza are repeated in varying combinations in the other five stanzas and the tercet.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sestina

Noun

Singular:
sestina
Plural:
sestinas

Origin of Sestina

  • Italian from sesto sixth from Latin sextus s(w)eks in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian sestina.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

SSESES

Words Ending With

ANAINA

Unscrambles

sestina

Words Starting With S and Ending With A

Starts With S & Ends With AStarts With SE & Ends With AStarts With S & Ends With NA

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With A