"Leonine verse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Leonine verses [plural]
Etymology: From leonine + verse. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|leonine|verse|notext=1|type=endocentric}} leonine + verse Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Leonine verse (countable and uncountable, plural Leonine verses)
  1. (poetry) A kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also, the form of such verse. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Poetry Synonyms: leonine

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