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monostich

[ mon-uh-stik ]

noun

  1. a poem or epigram consisting of a single metrical line.
  2. a single line of poetry.


monostich

/ ˈ³¾É’²Ôəˌ²õ³Ùɪ°ì /

noun

  1. 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

1570–80; < Late Latin monostichum < Greek ³¾´Ç²Ôó²õ³Ù¾±³¦³ó´Ç²Ô, noun use of neuter of ³¾´Ç²Ôó²õ³Ù¾±³¦³ó´Ç²õ consisting of one line of verse. See mono-, stich 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of monostich1

C16: via Late Latin from Greek; see mono- , stich
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Example Sentences

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Monostich, mon′Å-stik, n. a poem complete in one verse.—adj.

From

Menander made a fine collection of them under the title of Sententi� Monostich�.

From

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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