See Also: magadize(dictionary)

stichometry (iou) and magadize (iou)


stichometry (iou)



stichometry noun. M18.
[Late Greek stikhometria from Greek stikhos STICHOS: see -METRY.]
Palaeography. The measurement of a manuscript text by means of the number of stichoi or fixed or average lines into which it may be divided; a list or appendix stating this measurement. Also (rare), the composition of a prose text in lines of nearly equal length corresponding to divisions in the sense.
sticho'metric adjective stichometrical L19.
sticho'metrical adjective of or pertaining to stichometry; characterized by measurement by stichoi or lines: M19.
sticho'metrically adverb L19.

magadize (iou)



magadize verb intrans. Also magadise. L18.
[Greek magadizein, formed as MAGADIS + -IZE.]
Hist.
Play or sing in octaves. L18.
Play on the magadis. L19.