heptastich

American

[hep-tuh-stik] / ˈhɛp təˌstɪk /

noun

Prosody.

a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of seven lines or verses.

heptastich British

/ ˈhɛptəˌstɪk /

noun

prosody a poem, strophe, or stanza that consists of seven lines

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Etymology

Origin of heptastich

First recorded in 1880–85; hepta- + stich ¹

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