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stichic

[stik-ik]
adjective
  1. pertaining to or consisting of stichs or verses.
  2. composed of lines of the same metrical form throughout.
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Origin of stichic

From the Greek word stichikós, dating back to 1860–65. See stich1, -ic
Related formsstich·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Word Origin and History for stichic

adj.

"made up of lines," 1787 (implied in stichical), from Greek stikhikos "of lines, of verses," from stikhos "row, line, rank, verse," related to steikhein "to go, to march in order" (see stair).

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