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- Dictionarytetrastich/ˈtɛtrəstɪk/
noun
- 1. a group of four lines of verse.
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A poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of four lines.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Tetrastich definition: a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines.. See examples of TETRASTICH used in a sentence.
The meaning of TETRASTICH is a prosodic unit or stanza of four lines.
Define tetrastich. tetrastich synonyms, tetrastich pronunciation, tetrastich translation, English dictionary definition of tetrastich. n a poem, stanza, or strophe ...
Tetrastich definition: A poem or stanza of four lines. Origin of Tetrastich From Latin tetrastichon, from neuter of Ancient Greek τετράστιχον (tetrastikhon, “having four rows" ), from τετρα-(tetra-, “four" ) + στίχος (stikhos, “row" ).
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tetrastich volume_up UK /ˈtɛtrəstɪk/ noun ( Prosody ) a group of four lines of verse Examples There is no alteration in the words; but the two tetrastichs composing the first stanza are transposed .
A 'tetrastich' [te-truh-stik] is a type of poem or stanza that consists of four lines. It is commonly used in classical Chinese poetry and other forms of literature. An example of a tetrastich is 'The poet wrote a tetrastich for the literary magazine.'
