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MONOSTICH

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mon⋅o⋅stich

  [mon-uh-stik]
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–noun
1. a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
2. a single line of poetry.
Origin:
1570–80; < LL monostichum < Gk monóstichon, n. use of neut. of monóstichos consisting of one line of verse. See mono-, stich

Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅stich⋅ic, adjective
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mon·o·stich   (mŏn'ə-stĭk')   
n.  

  1. A poem consisting of a single line.

  2. A single line of poetry.

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