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stichos

stichos noun: a line of ordinary length in a manuscript.

Noun

stichos (plural stichoi)

  1. A line of ordinary length in a manuscript.
  2. A verse or versicle, according to the Greek Orthodox Church.

Forms of stichos

pluralstichoi

Origin of stichos

From Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row”).

Questions about stichos

What does stichos mean?
Stichos means a line of ordinary length in a manuscript.
What part of speech is stichos?
Stichos is a noun.
What is the plural of stichos?
The plural of stichos is stichoi.

Words near stichos in the dictionary

  1. stichomythically
  2. stichomythies
  3. stichomythy
  4. stichopodid
  5. stichopodids
  6. stichos
  7. stichosome
  8. stichosomes
  9. stichotrich
  10. stichotrichine
  11. stichotrichines

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