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Gender Feminine & Masculine
Pronounced Pron. SAHN-it  [key]
Other Forms FormsSanet, Sanete, Sanett, Sanette, Sannet, Sannete, Sannett, Sannette, Sonet, Sonete, Sonett, Sonette, Sonnete, Sonnett, Sonnette

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Italian sonetto - song, sound; little song. Also the term for a short lyric poem, usually with eight line stanzas, followed by six line
stanzas.

The sonnets of William Shakespeare, on the other hand, are typically three Sicilian quatrains, followed by an heroic couplet.
Added 2/19/2009 by LMS
Edited 2/16/2014 by LMS, erb816 and allisoncope