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Definition of blank verse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

blank verse

noun

/ˌblæŋk ˈvɜːs/

/ˌblæŋk ˈvɜːrs/

[uncountable] (specialist)

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poetry that has a regular rhythm, usually with ten syllables and five stresses in each line, but which does not rhyme compare free verseTopics Literature and writingc2

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