couplet
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈkʌplɪt/
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pareja
- Webb builds energy and then releases it, jumping from one couplet to the next.
Examples
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The artist showcased a beautiful couplet of paintings, each highlighting different seasons.
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First, it completes an end couplet, always an effective closural device for a stanza.
Academic text (2003) -
And as a reminder down here, we always search by or sort by this very long couplet of two values.
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Almost every line is said and then reset as a kind of couplet in that kind of Robert Frost way.
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The Girls, Girls, Girls album, which contained this couplet, rose to number two on the Billboard pop charts and sold over two million copies.
Academic text (1992) -
But one couplet of pictures neatly describes the ups and downs of neighborhood life.
Blog text (17) -
One eats longevity noodles on birthdays and receives longevity couplets and longevity scrolls on "big birthdays."
Academic text (1998) -
In the garden, we planted a couplet of flowering plants that bloomed in vibrant colors.
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They decided to play a couplet of songs during the wedding ceremony to create a romantic atmosphere.
Synonyms
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1.0
Two matching things considered together, like two socks
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1.0
Two things of the same kind considered together
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9.9
Two things of the same kind
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3.2
Two people who do things together, like walking or dancing
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2.5
Two people or things that are closely connected and used together
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Two animals or things that form a pair
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7.9
Two people or things that are close and form one unit
Two things of the same kind seen as one
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
Two rhymed lines with five beats each, often used in formal English poems
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word couplet comes from French couple with the small ending -et; couple means 'pair' and -et means 'little', so a couplet is a small pair, which is why it can mean two similar things considered together.