pentastich

[ pen-tuh-stik ]
/ ˈpɛn təˌstɪk /

noun Prosody.

a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.

Origin of pentastich

1650–60; < New Latin pentastichus < Greek pentástichos. See penta-, stich1

Words nearby pentastich

pentaprism, pentaptych, pentaquark, pentaquine, pentarchy, pentastich, pentastome, pentastomid, pentastyle, pentastylos, pentasyllable

British Dictionary definitions for pentastich

pentastich
/ (ˈpɛntəˌstɪk) /

noun

a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of five lines