Meaning of DISTICH
| Pronunciation: | | 'distik
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| | Definition: | | [n] two items of the same kind |
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| | Synonyms: | | brace, couple, couplet, doubleton, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke |
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| | See Also: | | 2, deuce, II, two | |
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\Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two
rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?
to ascend; akin to AS. st[=i]gan to ascend: cf. F. distique.
See {Stirrup}.] (Pros.)
A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an
epigram of two verses.
\Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
{Distich}, n.]
Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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