hemistich


hem·i·stich

H0145100 (hĕm′ĭ-stĭk′)n.1. A half line of verse, especially when separated rhythmically from the rest of the line by a caesura.2. An incomplete or imperfect line of verse.
[Latin hēmistichium, from Greek hēmistikhion : hēmi-, hemi- + stikhos, line; see steigh- in Indo-European roots.]

hemistich

(ˈhɛmɪˌstɪk) n (Poetry) prosody a half line of verse

hem•i•stich

(ˈhɛm ɪˌstɪk)

n. 1. half of a line of verse, esp. as divided by a caesura. 2. an incomplete line of verse, or a line of less than the usual length. [1565–75; < Late Latin hēmistichium < Greek hēmistíchion. See hemi-, stich] he•mis•ti•chal (həˈmɪs tɪ kəl, ˈhɛm ɪˌstɪk əl) adj.
Translations
ημιστίχιο