Etymology

octastich

O1C3T1A1S1T1I1C3H4

Today it means: A poem or strophe of eight verses or lines. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀκτάστιχος
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromὀκτάστιχος
  2. English todayoctastich

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀκτάστιχος (oktástikhos). By surface analysis, octa- + stich.

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