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pentastich

American  
[pen-tuh-stik] / ˈpɛn təˌstɪk /

noun

Prosody.

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

pentastich British  
/ ˈpɛntəˌstɪk /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of pentastich

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

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