distich
Americannoun
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a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet.
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a rhyming couplet.
noun
Other Word Forms
- distichal adjective
- subdistich noun
Etymology
Origin of distich
1545–55; < Latin distichon, noun use of neuter of Greek dístichos having two lines, equivalent to di- di- 1 + stíchos row
Example Sentences
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"The following distich," he added, "should now become your motto: "Inveni portum.
From The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. III (of VI), "The Eternal Quest" The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings by Seingalt, Jacques Casanova de
I recall from one of these a distich of some merit.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward
A Newcastle distich relating to Roger Thornton, a wealthy merchant, and a great benefactor to that town.
From Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales A Sequel to the Nursery Rhymes of England by Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard)
Percy discovered in the old metrical romance of “Sir Bevis of Southampton,” the very distich which Edgar had parodied.—Warton, iii.
From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac
Hence such sayings as the "Tota jacet Babylon" of the distich.
From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by Newman, John Henry Cardinal
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