stichic
Americanadjective
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pertaining to or consisting of stichs or verses.
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composed of lines of the same metrical form throughout.
Other Word Forms
- stichically adverb
Etymology
Origin of stichic
From the Greek word stichikós, dating back to 1860–65. See stich 1, -ic
Example Sentences
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Sievers's view is that originally the two sorts of verse existed side by side, the stanzaic being preferred for chorus delivery, the stichic for individual recitation; one form at length crowding out the other.
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Sievers, on Anglo-Saxon verse, 152 f.; on stanzaic and stichic verse, 63.
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