sti·chom·e·try
(stĭ-kŏm′ĭ-trē)n. The division of a prose piece into lines of fixed length or into lines whose lengths correspond to the natural divisions of sense, as in manuscripts written before the adoption of punctuation.
stich′o·met′ric (stĭk′ə-mĕt′rĭk) adj.
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stichometry
(stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) n (Poetry) the practice of writing out a prose text in lines that correspond to the sense units and indicate the phrasal rhythms
[C18: from Late Greek stikhometria. See stich, -metry]
stichometric, ˌstichoˈmetrical adj
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stichometry
the practice of expressing the successive ideas in a prose composition in single lines corresponding to natural cadences or sense divisions. — stichometric, stichometrical, adj.
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