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tetrastich
CIDE DICTIONARY
tetrastich, n. [L. tetrastichon, Gr. ; te`tra- (see Tetra-) + a row, verse.].
A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or lines. Pope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tetrastich, n. Prosody a group of four lines of verse.
Etymology
L tetrastichon f. Gk (as TETRA-, stikhon line)
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