# sestina

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A highly structured poem consisting of six six-line stanzas followed by a tercet or envoy, for a total of thirty-nine lines.
2. A chord comprising the first six members of the harmonic series.

## Etymology
From Italian sestina. Doublet of sextain.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sestina