stichometry

[ sti-kom-i-tree ]

noun
  1. the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.

Origin of stichometry

1
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, adjective
  • stich·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for stichometry

stichometry

/ (stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) /


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

Origin of stichometry

1
C18: from Late Greek stikhometria. See stich, -metry

Derived forms of stichometry

  • stichometric (ˌstɪkəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or stichometrical, adjective

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