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distich
▪ I. distich, n. (ˈdɪstɪk) Forms: 6–7 (distichon), disticke, 6–8 distick, 7 distique, dystick, 7–9 distic, 6– distich. Pl. distichs (ˈdɪstɪks) (also 7–8 distiches). [ad. L. distichon, a. Gr. δίστιχον distich, couplet (neut. of δίστιχος adj.: see next), f. δι- (di-2) + στίχος row, line of verse. At f... Oxford English Dictionary
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Tawil
The final syllable of every distich rhymes throughout the whole poem; a long poem might comprise a hundred distichs. In Classical verse, each distich is a complete syntactic unit. wikipedia.org
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distichiasis
‖ distichiasis Path. (dɪstɪˈkaɪəsɪs) [mod.L., f. distichia, a. Gr. διστιχία a double row, f. δίστιχος (see distich).] A malformation in which the eyelid has a double row of eyelashes.[1706 Phillips (ed. Kersey), Distichia, a double Row of Hairs on the Eye-Lids.] 1875 H. Walton Dis. Eye 673 The name ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Monostich
See also Distich Micropoetry Monoku Tristich References External links Monostich examples by Yvor Winters Examples by Ian McBryde Article-on Ashbery wikipedia.org
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distichic
distichic, a. (dɪˈstɪkɪk) [f. Gr. δίστιχ-ον distich + -ic.] = distichal a. 1.1882–3 Schaff Encycl. Relig. Knowl. III. 1955 A closed train of thought which is unrolled after the distichic and tristichic ground-form of the rhythmical period. Oxford English Dictionary
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Old English Dicts of Cato
Each proverb in the Latin text is a distich of poetry, but these are translated into prose in the Old English version. wikipedia.org
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distichous
distichous, a. (ˈdɪstɪkəs) [f. L. distich-us adj. (see distich) + -ous.] Disposed in two opposite rows; having parts so disposed, two-ranked; formerly, sometimes = dichotomous; spec. in Bot. arranged (alternately) in two vertical ranks on opposite sides of the axis, as in the glumes and grains of ba... Oxford English Dictionary
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John Trevanion
A seventeenth-century ode relating to four Cornish commanders included the distich: They did not all fall at the same time, nor in the same place, but wikipedia.org
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subdistich
subˈdistich, a. [sub- 21 e.] Consisting of almost two rows. So subˈdistichous a.1777 S. Robson Brit. Flora 259 Spike compound, sub⁓distich. 1805–16 R. Jameson Char. Min. 211 A Crystal is said to be..Subdistic (subdistique), when among the facets which are disposed in the same row around each base, t... Oxford English Dictionary
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Epode
dimeter, as at, for example, Epode 5.1–2: In the seven remaining epodes Horace diversified the measures, while retaining the general character of the distich wikipedia.org
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tristich
tristich Pros. (ˈtrɪstɪk) [f. tri-, after distich; cf. Gr. τριστιχία a union of three verses, f. τρίστιχος three-rowed, f. τρι- three + στίχος row.] A group of three lines of verse; a stanza of three lines.1813 T. Busby tr. Lucretius II. vi. Comm. p. ix, Much of the thought contained in the subjoine... Oxford English Dictionary
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Archilochian
The distich's name reflects the precedent in Archilochus (for example, fr. 188 West). wikipedia.org
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paromœon
‖ paromœon Gram. (pærəʊˈmiːɒn) [mod.L., a. Gr. παρόµοιον, neuter of παρόµοιος closely resembling, f. παρ(α- para-1 + ὅµοιος like.] The beginning of two or more words in a sentence with the same letter; alliteration.1706 Phillips, Paromœon, a Figure in Grammar when all the Words of a Sentence begin a... Oxford English Dictionary
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King Aroo
Elephant, so forgetful he doesn't recall himself; nosy court poet Dipody Distich and Wanda Witch, a bird who pushes a cart marked with "Spells and Curses wikipedia.org
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Polypodium cambricum
Fronds distich, , glabrous, deltoid in outline; petiole yellowish green, shorter than the pinnatipartite limb. wikipedia.org
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