distich

Meaning

Noun

1. A couplet, a two-line stanza making complete sense.
2. Any couplet.

Adj

Distichous.

Synonyms

couplet

couple

👫

duo

twain

2

dyad

yoke

brace

duad

duet

pair

span

twosome

verse

doubleton

mates

a few

🤏

poem

Translations

distique

δίστιχο

Zweizeiler

pareja

👫

beyit

apparier

duo

joug

paire

dyade

twain

paio

diade

👫

distico

distichon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪstɪk/

Etymology

From Latin distichon (“a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter”), from Ancient Greek δίστιχον (dístikhon).