tris·tich (tr s tk)n. A strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of three lines. |
tristich [ˈtrɪstɪk]
n
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of three lines
[from Greek, from tri- + stikhos stich, on the model of distich]
tristichic adj
tristich
a poem, strophe, or stanza of three lines. — tristichic, adj.
See also: VerseTristich a group of three lines of verse; a stanza of three lines, 1813.
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