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octastich

octastich noun: a poem or strophe of eight verses or lines.

Noun

octastich (plural octastichs)

  1. A poem or strophe of eight verses or lines.

Forms of octastich

pluraloctastichs

Origin of octastich

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀκτάστιχος (oktástikhos). By surface analysis, octa- + stich.

Questions about octastich

What does octastich mean?
Octastich means a poem or strophe of eight verses or lines.
What part of speech is octastich?
Octastich is a noun.
What is the plural of octastich?
The plural of octastich is octastichs.

Words near octastich in the dictionary

  1. octasiloxanes
  2. octasilver
  3. octasodium
  4. octasome
  5. octasomes
  6. octastich
  7. octastichous
  8. octastichs
  9. octastyle
  10. octastyles
  11. octastylos

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