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English noun: couplet

1. couplet (quantity) two items of the same kind


Synonymsbrace, couple, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke


Broader (hypernym)2, deuce, II, two


Narrower (hyponym)doubleton


Part holonymfellow, mate

2. couplet (communication) a stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse; usually rhymed


Broader (hypernym)stanza


Narrower (hyponym)closed couplet, heroic couplet


Part holonymline of poetry, line of verse









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