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tri·o·let | \ ˈtrē-ə-lət 
, ˈtrī- \
, ˈtrī- \Definition of triolet
: a poem or stanza of eight lines in which the first line is repeated as the fourth and seventh and the second line as the eighth with a rhyme scheme of ABaAabAB
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The first known use of triolet was in 1651
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