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hemi·stich (hem′i stik′)
noun
half a line of verse, esp. either half created by the chief caesura, or rhythmic pause in the middle of a line
Etymology: L hemistichium < Gr hēmistichion < hēmi, half + stichos, a row, line, verse: see stich
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