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Name Sonnet
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English (Modern, Rare)
Other Forms FormsSanet, Sanete, Sanett, Sanette, Sannet, Sannete, Sannett, Sannette, Sonet, Sonete, Sonett, Sonette, Sonnete, Sonnett, Sonnette
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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.
stanzas.