3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Distich}, n.] Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: distich n : two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {pair}, {twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {span}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
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