"cinquain" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪŋ.keɪn/, /sæŋ.keɪn/ Forms: cinquains [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French cinquain. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cinquain}} French cinquain Head templates: {{en-noun}} cinquain (plural cinquains)
  1. A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables.
    Sense id: en-cinquain-en-noun-lEMJl81q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Five Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Five: 55 45
  2. (education) A five-line poetic form set as a writing exercise for children, consisting of one noun, two adjectives, three actions, four feeling words, and the initial noun again.
    Sense id: en-cinquain-en-noun-3YAdYZK9 Categories (other): Education, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Five, Prosody Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Five: 55 45 Disambiguation of Prosody: 33 67 Topics: education
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: couplet, tercet, terzain, quatrain, sestet, septet, octave

Inflected forms

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