pentastich

(pentə stik′)

noun

a poem or stanza of five lines

Origin: Gr pentastichos: see penta- & stich

See pentastich in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A poem or stanza having five lines.

Origin:

Origin: From Late Greek pentastikhos, of five lines

Origin: : penta-, penta-

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

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