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stichic

[ stik-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to or consisting of stichs or verses.
  2. composed of lines of the same metrical form throughout.


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Other Words From

  • stichi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stichic1

From the Greek word stichikós, dating back to 1860–65. See stich 1, -ic
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Example Sentences

Sievers's view is that originally the two sorts of verse existed side by side, the stanzaic being preferred for chorus delivery, the stichic for individual recitation; one form at length crowding out the other.

Sievers, on Anglo-Saxon verse, 152 f.; on stanzaic and stichic verse, 63.

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