ɪˌstɪk noun Prosody.
1.
the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, especially as divided by a caesura or the like.
2.
an incomplete line, or a line of less than the usual length.
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| prosody a half line of verse | |
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Hemistich
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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hemistich
"half a poetic line," 1575, from M.Fr. hémistiche, from L. hemistichium, from Gk. hemistichion "half-line, half-verse," from hemi- "half" + stichos "row, line of verse."
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