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Webster 1913 Edition

Stanza

Stan′za

(stăn′zȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Stanzas
(-zȧz)
.
[It.
stanza
a room, habitation, a stanza, i. e., a stop, fr. L.
stans
, p. pr. of
stare
to stand. See
Stand
, and cf.
Estancia
,
Stance
,
Stanchion
.]
1.
A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring, whether like or unlike, in measure.
Horace confines himself strictly to one sort of verse, or
stanza
, in every ode.
Dryden.
2.
(Arch.)
An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.

Webster 1828 Edition

Stanza

STANZA

,
Noun.
In poetry, a number of lines or verses connected with each other, and ending in a full point or pause; a part of a poem containing every variation of measure in that poem. A stanza may contain verses of a different length or number of syllables, and a different number of verses; or ti may consist of verses of equal length. Stanzas are said to have been first introduced from the Italian into French poetry about the year 1580, and thence they were introduced into England. The versions of the Psalms present examples of various kinds of stanzas.
Horace confines himself to one sort of verse or stanza in every ode.

Definition 2024

stànza

stànza

See also: stanza

Romansch

Alternative forms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) stanza
  • (Puter) staunza

Noun

stànza f (plural stànzas)

  1. (Sutsilvan) room

Synonyms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *stantia ‎(“standing, stopping-place”), from Latin stō, stāre, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

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