hexastich

noun

hex·​a·​stich

ˈheksəˌstik

variants or less commonly hexastichon

hekˈsastəˌkän

plural hexastichs also hexasticha

⸗ˈ⸗stə̇kə

: a group, stanza, or poem of six lines

hexastichic

¦heksə¦stikik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin hexastichon, from Medieval Latin, probably from Greek hexastichon, neuter of hexastichos of six rows, of six lines, from hexa- + stichos row, line; akin to Greek steichein to go

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