Used in a Sentence

couplet

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for couplet.

Editorial note

The more interpretations a couplet can have, the greater is the accomplishment in terms of craft.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A set of two things, particularly.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of couplet gathered in one view.

noun

A set of two things, particularly.

noun

A pair of one-way streets which carry opposing directions of traffic through gridded urban areas.

noun

(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for couplet.

noun

A pair of one-way streets which carry opposing directions of traffic through gridded urban areas.

noun

(taxonomy) A pair of two mutually exclusive choices in a dichotomous key.

Example sentences

1

The more interpretations a couplet can have, the greater is the accomplishment in terms of craft.

2

Literally couplet, refrain, couplet refrain, a little variation of 10 seconds, refrain It is insultingly dumb.

3

A quart is two pints: and a pint's a pound, the world round (Yes, most of us are aware of the irony of that couplet).

4

The couplet/triplet was generated out of interest and to see common combinations of letters.

5

Thirdly, what actual utility do the couplet/triplet and start/end character data and graphs provide?

6

I wonder how ChatGPT would fair if it were trained on birdsong and then asked for a rhyming couplet?

7

Murray, inspired by a couplet of Goethe's (roughly the last two sentences).

8

But I did get a kick out of how Baron Harkonnen ended each of his scenes with a rhyming couplet.

9

With that in mind the couplet is evidently presented in cheek to illustrate the need for context, since this is the pathway to resolve the overt contradiction without getting stuck in a rigid thinking trap.

10

That's the first line of a classic Chinese couplet (duìlián).

11

It better couplet that with increased ewaste remediation.

12

I will type the first line of the couplet here.

Quote examples

1

Oh, today the formula is basically "couplet, refrain, refrain, refrain".

2

And there's a certain alluring efficiency to it: once there's a couplet of opposed viewpoints, just weigh in with your "vote".

3

And then one last amazing couplet about our 600 person sample: “600 people with C.

4

This reminds me of the so-called "heartless couplet" (无情对) in Chinese.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use couplet in a sentence?

The more interpretations a couplet can have, the greater is the accomplishment in terms of craft.

What does couplet mean?

A set of two things, particularly.

What part of speech is couplet?

couplet is commonly used as noun.