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tetrastich (iou)



tetrastich noun. L16.
[Latin tetrastichon from Greek tetrastikhon use as noun of neut. of tetrastikhos containing four rows, formed as TETRA- + stikhos row, line of verse.]
Prosody. A group (esp. a stanza) of four lines.
tetra'stichic adjective (rare) pertaining to or of the nature of a tetrastich, consisting of tetrastichs L19.