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hemistich definition

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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