"tetrastich" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛtɹəstɪk/ [UK] Forms: tetrastichs [plural]
Etymology: From Latin tetrastichon, from neuter of Ancient Greek τετράστιχον (tetrástikhon, “having four rows”), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “row”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|tetrastichon}} Latin tetrastichon, {{uder|en|grc|τετράστιχον||having four rows}} Ancient Greek τετράστιχον (tetrástikhon, “having four rows”), {{m|grc|τετρα-||four}} τετρα- (tetra-, “four”), {{m|grc|στίχος||row}} στίχος (stíkhos, “row”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} tetrastich (plural tetrastichs)
  1. (prosody) A four-line stanza. Categories (topical): Prosody

Inflected forms

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