hemistich
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hemistich
- /ˈhɛmɪstiːʃ/
- /ˈhɛmɪstɪk/
Where it comes from
From French hémistiche, from Latin hēmistichium, from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον (hēmistíkhion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) + στίχος (stíkhos, “verse”).
noun hemistichs · hemistiches
- An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect. […] I would first agree with [Earl] Wasserman that the last line ["[shapes] Which walk upon the sea, and chaunt melodiously"] alludes to Jesus walking on water, the point of the allusion being the kerygmatic expression of a form of transcendence, which is more or less specified by the way the other
- An unfinished line of verse.
Translations
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noun approximate half-line of verse
| Español | hemistiquio |
|---|---|
| Português | hemistíquio |
| Français | hémistiche |
| Deutsch | Halbvers |
| Italiano | emistichio |
| العربية | مِصْرَاع miṣrāʕ |
noun unfinished line of verse
| Español | hemistiquio |
|---|---|
| Italiano | emistichio |
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