"stichometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stichometries [plural]
Etymology: sticho- + -metry Etymology templates: {{af|en|sticho-|-metry}} sticho- + -metry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} stichometry (countable and uncountable, plural stichometries)
  1. The measurement of books in terms of how many lines of text they contain. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stichometry-en-noun-n~7qV5Oc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sticho-, English terms suffixed with -metry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sticho-: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -metry: 75 25
  2. The division of the text of a book into lines; a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-stichometry-en-noun-aSeRHTQu

Inflected forms

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