distich

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distich - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Distich \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two
     rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?
     to ascend; akin to AS. st[imac]gan to ascend: cf. F.
     distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.)
     A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an
     epigram of two verses. Distich

  Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
     Distich, n.]
     Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
     [1913 Webster]

distich - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  distich
      n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair,
           twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet,
           distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad]