distich

[ dis-tik ]

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nounProsody.

a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet.
a rhyming couplet.

Origin of distich

1545–55; <Latin distichon, noun use of neuter of Greek dístichos having two lines, equivalent to di-di-¹ + stíchos row

Other words from distich

dis·ti·chal, adjective
sub·dis·tich, noun

Words Nearby distich

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How to use distich in a sentence

A war is undertaken for an epigram or a distich, as in Europe for a duchy.
Rubiyt of Omar Khayym and Salmn and Absl | Omar Khayym and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leo used occasionally to send him some dishes from his table; and he was expected to pay for each dish with a Latin distich.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction | Various
That distich which Shakespeare puts in the mouth of his madman in K. Lear, act iii.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume III (of 3) | Thomas Percy
So ran an agonised distich I found written up on a rock somewhere.
My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum | Herman Charles Merivale
The chief forms of verse used are the elegiac distich (most frequent), scazons, and hendecasyllabics.
The Student's Companion to Latin Authors | George Middleton

British Dictionary definitions for distich

distich

/ (ˈdɪstɪk) /

noun

prosody a unit of two verse lines, usually a couplet

Origin of distich

C16: from Greek distikhos having two lines, from di- 1 + stikhos stich

Derived forms of distich

distichal, adjective

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