pentastich

[ pen-tuh-stik ]

nounProsody.
  1. a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.

Origin of pentastich

1
1650–60; <New Latin pentastichus<Greek pentástichos.See penta-, stich1

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British Dictionary definitions for pentastich

pentastich

/ (ˈpɛntəˌstɪk) /


noun
  1. a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of five lines

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