- hemistichal
- hem·i·stich·al
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hemistichal
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Hemistichal — He*mis ti*chal, a. Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hemistichal — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|stikəl adjective : of, relating to, or written in hemistichs a hemistichal division of a verse * * * hemˈistichal (or / isˈ/) adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑hemi … Useful english dictionary
hemistich — hemistichal /heuh mis ti keuhl, hem i stik euhl/, adj. /hem i stik /, n. Pros. 1. the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, esp. as divided by a caesura or the like. 2. an incomplete line, or a line of less than the usual … Universalium
hemistich — /ˈhɛmistɪk/ (say hemeestik) noun 1. the exact or approximate half of a stich, or poetic verse or line, especially as divided by a caesura or the like. 2. an incomplete line, or a line of less than the usual length. {Latin hēmistichium, from Greek …
hemistich — n. half a verse line. ♦ hemistichal, a … Dictionary of difficult words
