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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The first known use of Rubaiyat stanza was in 1940
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