stichometry
[ sti-kom-i-tree ]
/ stɪˈkɒm ɪ tri /
noun
the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
OTHER WORDS FROM stichometry
stich·o·met·ric [stik-uh-me-trik] /ˌstɪk əˈmɛ trɪk/, stich·o·met·ri·cal, adjective stich·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby stichometry
stibium,
stibnite,
stich,
sticharion,
stichic,
stichometry,
stichomythia,
stick,
stick around,
stick at,
stick by
Example sentences from the Web for stichometry
However this may be, the original conception doubtless came from the stichometry of Hebrew poetry.
Companion to the Bible |E. P. BarrowsIf the stichometry of Nicephorus is right, the existing form of the book is merely fragmentary compared with its original compass.
In the opinion of some, the use of the dot, at least to some extent, was earlier than stichometry.
Companion to the Bible |E. P. Barrows
British Dictionary definitions for stichometry
stichometry
/ (stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ) /
noun
prosody
the practice of writing out a prose text in lines that correspond to the sense units and indicate the phrasal rhythms
Derived forms of stichometry
stichometric (ˌstɪkəʊˈmɛtrɪk) or stichometrical, adjectiveWord Origin for stichometry
C18: from Late Greek
stikhometria. See
stich,
-metry