hexastich
[ hek-suh-stik ]
/ ˈhɛk səˌstɪk /
noun Prosody.
a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
Also
hexastichon.
Origin of hexastich
First recorded in 1605–15; shortened form of
hexastichon
OTHER WORDS FROM hexastich
hex·a·stich·ic [hek-suh-stik-ik] /ˌhɛk səˈstɪk ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby hexastich
hexapla,
hexaploid,
hexapod,
hexapody,
hexarchy,
hexastich,
hexastichon,
hexastyle,
hexasyllable,
hexateuch,
hexavalent
British Dictionary definitions for hexastich
hexastich
hexastichon (hɛkˈsæstɪˌkɒn)
/ (ˈhɛksəˌstɪk) /
noun
prosody
a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of six lines