DISTICH


Meaning of DISTICH in English

[ 'dɪstɪk ]

■ noun Prosody a pair of verse lines; a couplet.

Origin

C16: via L. from Gk distikhon (metron) '(measure) of two lines', neut. of distikhos , from di- 'twice' + stikhos 'line'.

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