distich
12 synonyms for distich, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A pair of lines of verse that together express a complete thought.
Synonyms
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Etymology
This word comes from 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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