hemistich

英 ['hemɪstɪk] 美 ['hɛmə,stɪk]
  • n. 半行;诗的半句;不完全之诗行
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hemistich (n.)
"half a poetic line," 1570s, from Middle French hémistiche, from Latin hemistichium, from Greek hemistikhion "half-line, half-verse," from hemi- "half" (see hemi-) + stikhos "row, line of verse" (see stair).