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stich⋅ic

  [stik-ik]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or consisting of stichs or verses.
2. composed of lines of the same metrical form throughout.
Origin:
1860–65; < Gk stichikós. See stich 1 , -ic

Related forms:
stich⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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stich·ic   (stĭk'ĭk)   
adj.  Composed of verses having the same metrical form.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

stichic 
"made up of lines," 1787 (implied in stichical), from Gk. stikhikos "of lines, of verses," from stikhos "row, line, rank, verse," related to steikhein "to go, to march in order" (see stair).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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