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couplet

[kuhp-lit] / ˈkʌp lɪt /
NOUN
pair
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A centuries-old Persian couplet often repeated in Indian-administered Kashmir translates to: "If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here."

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

But I think that couplet is really powerful and it did what we wanted it to do.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2024

“My heart stopped beating long ago / It pours out like a river,” one couplet goes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

ChatGPT failed the assignment, writing a couplet consisting of seven characters.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2023

So goes a famous Pashtun tapa, a couplet my grandmother taught me.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai




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