distich (redirected from distichs)

dis·tich  (dstk)

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.

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[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 [diss-stick]

Noun

Prosody a unit of two verse lines [Greek di- two + stikhos row, line]

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distich

a couplet or pair of verses or lines, usually read as a unit.

See also: Verse

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

distich - two items of the same kind couplet, duad, duet, duo, dyad, twain, twosome, brace, pair, span, yoke, couple fellow, mate - one of a pair; "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown" 2, II, two, deuce - the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number doubleton - (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player