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DISTICH Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
noun dis· tich ˈdi-(ˌ)stik : a strophic unit of two lines Word History Etymology Latin distichon, from Greek, from neuter of distichos having two rows. www.merriam-webster.com
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distich - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
en:Prosody · English terms with quotations · English adjectives · English uncomparable adjectives · en:Poetry · German terms borrowed from Latin · German terms ... en.wiktionary.org
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DISTICH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun · a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet. · a rhyming couplet. distich. / ˈdɪstɪk /. noun. prosody a unit ... www.dictionary.com
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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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distich, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
The earliest known use of the adjective distich is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for distich is from 1788, in the writing of James Lee, nurseryman. www.oed.com
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Distich - Websters Dictionary 1828
DISTICH, noun [Latin , Gr., a verse.] A couplet; a couple of verses or poetic lines, making complete sense; an epigram of two verses. webstersdictionary1828.com
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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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Distich - Oxford Reference
A pair of verse lines, usually making complete sense, as in the closed couplet. The term is most often applied to the Greek verse form. www.oxfordreference.com
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DISTICH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
two lines of poetry next to each other, often forming a complete poem in themselves, usually ones that rhyme and have the same length and rhythm. dictionary.cambridge.org
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DISTICH definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet 2. a rhyming couplet Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. www.collinsdictionary.com
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Distich - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
two items of the same kind. www.vocabulary.com
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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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