distich

  • 1Distich — Dis tich, Distichous Dis tich*ous, a. [Gr. ?. See {Distich}, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two ranked. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Distich — Dis tich, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two rows, of two verses; di = di s twice + ? row, verse, fr. ? to ascend; akin to AS. st[=i]gan to ascend: cf. F. distique. See {Stirrup}.] (Pros.) A couple of verses or poetic lines making… …

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  • 3distich — [dis′tik΄] n. [L distichon < Gr < distichos, having two rows < di , two + stichos, a row, verse < base of steichein, to step: see STILE1] two successive lines of verse regarded as a unit; couplet …

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  • 4Distich — Die Blätter der Sonnenblume sind wechselständig angeordnet Der Schwalbenwurz Enzian mit kreuzgegenständigen Blätter …

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  • 5distich — noun Etymology: Latin distichon, from Greek, from neuter of distichos having two rows, from di + stichos row, verse; akin to Greek steichein to go more at stair Date: 1553 a strophic unit of two lines …

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  • 6distich — См. dìstico …

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  • 7distich — n. [Gr. distichos, of two rows] 1. Two vertical rows; two ranked. 2. (NEMATODA: Adenophorea) In Mermithida, the stichosome esophagus with a row of gland cells on either side of the esophagus and external to it; diplostichous; distichous a; see… …

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  • 8distich — distichal, adj. /dis tik/, n. Pros. 1. a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self contained statement; couplet. 2. a rhyming couplet. [1545 55; < L distichon, n. use of neut. of Gk dístichos having two lines, equiv. to di DI 1 + stíchos row] *&#8230; …

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  • 9distich — noun a) A couplet, a two line stanza making complete sense. b) Any couplet …

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  • 10distich — distịch   [zu di... und griechisch stíchos »Reihe«], zweizeilig, bezeichnet in der Botanik die Anordnung der Blätter in zwei Zeilen an der Sprossachse, bei nur einem Blatt je Knoten. * * * dis|tịch &LT;Adj.&GT; [lat. distichus = zwei Reihen&#8230; …

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