stichometry

noun

sti·​chom·​e·​try

stə̇ˈkämə‧trē

plural -es

1

a

: a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain

b

: a list of documents stating how many lines each contains

2

: division of the text of a book into lines

especially : division of texts into lines fitted to the sense (as in manuscripts antedating the adoption of punctuation)

Word History

Etymology

Greek stichos line + English -metry

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