tristich

American

[tris-tik] / ˈtrɪs tɪk /

noun

Prosody.

a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of three lines.

tristich British

/ ˈtrɪstɪk /

noun

prosody a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of three lines

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

tristichic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of tristich

First recorded in 1805–15; tri- + stich ¹

Example Sentences

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I should have preferred, indeed, the ante-penultimate tristich as the finale of the poem.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 6, August 5, 1850 by Various

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