STICHOMETRY


Meaning of STICHOMETRY in English

stə̇ˈkämə.trē noun

( -es )

Etymology: Greek sticho s line + English -metry

1.

a. : a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain

b. : a list of documents stating how many lines each contains

2. : division of the text of a book into lines ; especially : division of texts into lines fitted to the sense (as in manuscripts antedating the adoption of punctuation)

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