1. (n.) A number of lines forming a division of a song or poem\, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines, etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring; whether like or unlike, in measure.

2. (n.) An apartment or division in a building; a room or chamber.

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