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/pen"teuh stik'/, n. Pros.a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.[1650-60; < NL pentastichus < Gk pentástichos. See PENTA-, STICH1]
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Pentastich — Pen ta*stich, n. [Gr. ? of five verses; ? (see {Penta }) + ? line, verse.] A composition consisting of five verses. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pentastich — [pen′tə stik΄] n. [Gr pentastichos: see PENTA & STICH] a poem or stanza of five lines … English World dictionary
pentastich — pen·ta·stich … English syllables
pentastich — /ˈpɛntəstɪk/ (say pentuhstik) noun a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses. {New Latin pentastichus, from Greek pentastichos of five lines} …
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pentastich — ˈpentəˌstik noun ( s) Etymology: Late Greek pentastichos of five verses, from Greek penta + stichos verse, line more at stich : a unit, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines … Useful english dictionary
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