distich

English

Etymology

From Latin distichon (“a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter”), from Ancient Greek δίστιχον (dístikhon)

Noun

distich (plural distichs or distiches)

(prosody) A couplet, a two line stanza making complete sense.
Any couplet.

Translations

a two line stanza making complete sense

Portuguese: dístico (pt) m

Russian: двусти́шие (ru) n (dvustíšije)

couplet — see couplet

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} двустишие (dvustišie)

Adjective

distich (not comparable)

distichous

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