Meaning Of The Word Tanka

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tanka in American English
a Japanese verse form of 31 syllables in five unrhymed lines, the first and third having five syllables each and the others seven
noun: a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others

tanka in British English
noun: a Japanese verse form consisting of five lines, the first and third having five syllables, the others seven

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