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hemistich
CIDE DICTIONARY
hemistich, n. [L. hemistichium, Gr. "hmisti`chion; "hmi- half + sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F. hémistiche.].
Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hemistich, n. half of a line of verse.
Etymology
LL hemistichium f. Gk hemistikhion (as HEMI, stikhion f. stikhos line)
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