See Also: distich(dictionary)

distich (iou)



distich noun. Orig. in Latin form distichon. E16.
[Latin distichon from Greek distikhon, use as noun (sc. metron metre) of neut. of distikhos of two rows or verses, formed as DI-2 + stikhos row, line of verse.]
Prosody. A pair of verse lines, a couplet.
distichal adjective L18.