stanza
Definitions of stanza
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceilingtypes:androne, anticamera, entrata, ingresso, lobby, ridotto, vestiboloa large entrance or reception room or areabagnoa room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toiletscompartimento, scompartoa partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed areacasellaa small secluded roomaulaa large room for gatherings or entertainmentcucinaa room equipped for preparing mealsbibliotecaa room where books are keptsoggiornoa room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relaxsoggiornoa room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can waitrotondaa large circular roomcesso, gabinetto, latrina, lattina, ritirata, toilettea room or building equipped with one or more toiletssagrestiaa room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are heldcalaa compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospitalpalcoprivate area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performancecabinaa compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sitscabinathe enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carriedcabinasmall room on a ship or boat where people sleepnavicellathe compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plantabitacolocompartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraftdormitorioa large sleeping room containing several bedssegretaa dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confinedgaleathe kitchen area for food preparation on an airlinerforesteriaa bedroom that is kept for the use of guestsbagagliaio, portabagagli, scarponecompartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or toolsripostiglio, sgabuzzino, stanzinoa storeroom in a house where odds and ends can be stored (especially furniture)garbuglio, impaccio, impiccio, mensa, palla al piede, refettorioa (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relaxdispensaa small storeroom for storing foods or winesparlatorioreception room in an inn or club where visitors can be receivedsaunaa Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks
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a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
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