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Added 9 October 2026

sonnet

/ˈsɒnɪt/ noun

Latin root: sonus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sonnet at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme.

verb

Praise in a sonnet.
Compose a sonnet.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French sonnet, from Italian sonetto, from Old Occitan sonet (“a song”), diminutive of son (“song, sound”), from Latin sonus (“sound”).

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