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dis⋅tich

  [dis-tik]
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–noun Prosody.
1. a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet.
2. a rhyming couplet.
Origin:
1545–55; < L distichon, n. use of neut. of Gk dístichos having two lines, equiv. to di- di- 1 + stíchos row

Related forms:
dis⋅ti⋅chal, adjective
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dis·tich   (dĭs'tĭk)   
n.   pl. dis·tichs
  1. A unit of verse consisting of two lines, especially as used in Greek and Latin elegiac poetry.
  2. A rhyming couplet.

[Latin distichon, from Greek distikhon, from neuter of distikhos, having two rows or verses : di-, two; see di-1 + stikhos, line of verse; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Distich

Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ? to ascend; akin to AS. st[=i]gan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.

Distich

Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See Distich, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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