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monostich
[ mon-uh-stik ]
noun
- a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
- a single line of poetry.
monostich
/ ˈ³¾É’²Ôəˌ²õ³Ùɪ°ì /
noun
- a poem of a single line
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Derived Forms
- ËŒ³¾´Ç²Ô´Çˈ²õ³Ù¾±³¦³ó¾±³¦, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾´Ç²Ôo·²õ³Ù¾±³¦³ói³¦ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of monostich1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of monostich1
C16: via Late Latin from Greek; see mono- , stich
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Monostich, mon′Å-stik, n. a poem complete in one verse.—adj.
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Menander made a fine collection of them under the title of Sententi� Monostich�.
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A minor poet called Admetus told him he had inserted a clause in his will for the inscribing on his tomb of a monostich, which I will give: Admetus' husk earth holds, and Heaven himself.
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