stichometry

[ sti-kom-i-tree ]

/ stɪˈkɒm ɪ tri /

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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.

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Origin of stichometry

1745–55; <Greek stích(os) (see stich¹) + -o- + -metry

OTHER WORDS FROM stichometry

stich·o·met·ric

[stik-uh-me-trik], /ˌstɪk əˈmɛ trɪk/, stich·o·met·ri·cal, adjectivestich·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby stichometry

stibium, stibnite, stich, sticharion, stichic, stichometry, stichomythia, -stichous, stick, stick around, stick at

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How to use stichometry in a sentence

However this may be, the original conception doubtless came from the stichometry of Hebrew poetry.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows
If the stichometry of Nicephorus is right, the existing form of the book is merely fragmentary compared with its original compass.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
In the opinion of some, the use of the dot, at least to some extent, was earlier than stichometry.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows

British Dictionary definitions for stichometry

stichometry

/ (stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

prosody the practice of writing out a prose text in lines that correspond to the sense units and indicate the phrasal rhythms

Derived forms of stichometry

stichometric (ˌstɪkəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or stichometrical, adjective

Word Origin for stichometry

C18: from Late Greek stikhometria. See stich, -metry

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