stichometry
noun
the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
stichometrical
-
a word derived from
stichometry.
Example Sentences
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This is a consideration which no amount of stichometrical argument can seriously discount, especially in the case of a fragment.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg
These leaves, which comprise one of our best authorities for stichometrical writing, were used in a.d.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
