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/, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for hexastich

hexastich

hexastichon (hɛkˈsæstɪˌkɒn)

/ (ˈhɛksəˌstɪk) /

noun

prosody a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of six lines

Derived forms of hexastich

hexastichic, adjective