cinquain

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Synonyms: chinquapin, cingulin, minquan, cinquains

Antonyms: chinquapin, cingulin, minquan, cinquains

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Noun

1. A five-line [[poetic]] [[form]] which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 [[syllable]]s.
2. {{lb|en|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.

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