distich

(dis′tik′)

noun

two successive lines of verse regarded as a unit; couplet

Origin: L distichon < Gr < distichos, having two rows < di-, two + stichos, a row, verse < base of steichein, to step: see stile

See distich in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. dis·tichs

A unit of verse consisting of two lines, especially as used in Greek and Latin elegiac poetry.
A rhyming couplet.

Origin:

Origin: Latin distichon

Origin: , from Greek distikhon

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter of distikhos, having two rows or verses

Origin: : di-, two; see di-¹

Origin: + stikhos, line of verse; see steigh- in Indo-European roots

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