SINCE 1828
Rubaiyat stanza
noun
Ru·bai·yat stanza
| \ ˈrü-bē-ˌät-
, -ˌbī-, -ˌat-\
, -ˌbī-, -ˌat-\
Definition of Rubaiyat stanza
: an iambic pentameter quatrain with a rhyme scheme aaba
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