[dis.tich] n [L distichon, fr. Gk, fr. neut. of distichos having two rows, fr. di- + stichos row, verse; akin to Gk steichein to go--more at stair] (1553): a strophic unit of two lines
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Meaning of DISTICH in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012