distich

English

Etymology

From Latin distichon (“a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter”), from Ancient Greek δίστιχον

Noun

distich (plural distichs or distiches)

1. (prosody) A couplet, a two line stanza making complete sense.
2. Any couplet.

Translations

couplet

• Bulgarian: двустишие (bg) (dvustišie)

• Russian: двустишие (ru) (dvustíšije) n

See also

• Distich on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Elegiac couplet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Elegiac couplet
• Heroic couplet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Heroic couplet

Adjective

distich (not comparable)

1. distichous