HEMISTICH


Meaning of HEMISTICH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhe-mi-ˌstik ]

noun

Etymology: Latin hemistichium, from Greek hēmistichion, from hēmi- + stichos line, verse; akin to Greek steichein to go — more at stair

Date: 1575

: half a poetic line of verse usually divided by a caesura

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