DISTICH


Meaning of DISTICH in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' dis-( ˌ )tik

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin distichon, from Greek, from neuter of distichos having two rows, from di- + stichos row, verse; akin to Greek steichein to go ― more at STAIR

Date: 1553

: a strophic unit of two lines

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