About The Word Distich
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Distich
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What's The Definition Of Distich?
[n] two items of the same kind
Synonyms | Synonyms for Distich: brace | couple | couplet | doubleton | duad | duet | duo | dyad | pair | span | twain | twosome | yoke Related Terms | Find terms related to Distich: See Also | 2 | deuce | II | two Distich In Webster's Dictionary \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two
rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?
to ascend; akin to AS. st[=i]gan to ascend: cf. F. distique.
See {Stirrup}.] (Pros.)
A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an
epigram of two verses.
\Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Distich}, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked. |
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