Pentastich Definition

pĕntə-stĭk
noun
A poem or stanza of five lines.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Pentastich

Noun

Singular:
pentastich
Plural:
pentastichs

Origin of Pentastich

  • From Late Greek pentastikhos of five lines penta- penta- stikhos line steigh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek

    From Wiktionary

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