Distich

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  • noun. A unit of verse consisting of two lines, especially as used in Greek and Latin elegiac poetry.
  • noun. A rhyming couplet.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having two rows: same as distichous.
  • noun. In prosody, a group or system of two lines or verses.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an epigram of two verses.
  • adjective. Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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  • noun. A couplet, a two line stanza making complete sense.
  • noun. Any couplet.
  • adjective. distichous
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  • noun. two items of the same kind
    • Word Usage
    "The distich is highly fanciful and the conceits would hardly occur to"
    Equivalent
    distichous  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    2  deuce  ii  two  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    doubleton  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apothegm  bedbug  couplet  duad  epilogue  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    two-ranked  
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