stanza
/ˈstænzə/ noun B2- A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
- An apartment or division in a building.
- An XML element which acts as basic unit of meaning in XMPP.
- A section of a configuration file consisting of a related group of lines.
- A segment; a portion of a broadcast devoted to a particular topic.
- A period; an interval into which a sporting event is divided.
Plural stanzas
From the library
Elizabeth’s eyes were fixed on her, with most painful sensations; and she watched her progress through the several stanzas with an impatience which was very ill rewarded at their close; for Mary, on receiving amongst the thanks of the table the hint of a hope that she might be prevailed on to favour them again, after the pause of half a minute began another.
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