hemistich

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hemistich - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hemistich \Hem"i*stich\ (?; 277), n. [L. hemistichium, Gr.
     "hmisti`chion; "hmi- half + sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F.
     h['e]mistiche.]
     Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not
     completed.
     [1913 Webster]