distich
distich · distichs
двустишие
Distichon
A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete senseA couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
/ˈdɪstɪk/
Meaning
2 sensesA couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
Distichon
двусти́шиеdvustíšije
Any couplet.
More definitions
- two items of the same kind
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a two line stanza making complete sense:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a two line stanza making complete sense:
Origin
From Latin distichon (“a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a penFrom Latin distichon (“a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter”), from Ancient Greek δίστιχον (dístikhon).
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Forms
plural: distichsSynonyms
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