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distich
[ dis-tik ]
/ ˈdɪs tɪk /
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noun Prosody.
a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet.
a rhyming couplet.
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Origin of distich
1545–55; <Latin distichon, noun use of neuter of Greek dÃstichos having two lines, equivalent to di-di-1 + stÃchos row
OTHER WORDS FROM distich
dis·ti·chal, adjectivesub·dis·tich, nounWords nearby distich
distended, distensible, distensile, distent, distention, distich, distichia, distichous, distil, distill, distilland
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British Dictionary definitions for distich
distich
/ (ˈdɪstɪk) /
noun
prosody a unit of two verse lines, usually a couplet
Derived forms of distich
distichal, adjectiveWord Origin for distich
C16: from Greek distikhos having two lines, from di- 1 + stikhos stich
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