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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHemistich
/ˈhɛm.ɪ.stɪk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A half of a line of poetry, or a verse divided by a caesura into two distinct parts.
"The classical epic poem featured verses neatly balanced by a distinct hemistich on either side of the caesura."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek hēmistikhon, combining hēmi- (half) and stikhos (line of verse or row). It entered English in the late 16th century via French and Latin, preserving its technical literary meaning referring to a half-line of poetry.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hemistich" is said worldwide
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hémistiche
Transliteration: e.mi.stiʃ
"Chaque vers classique est coupé en deux hémistiches."
Hemistich
Transliteration: hemiˈstɪç
"Der Alexandriner besteht aus zwei gleichen Hemistichen."
emistichio
Transliteration: e.miˈsti.kjo
"Il verso è diviso da una cesura in due emistichi."
hemistiquio
Transliteration: e.misˈti.kjo
"El verso alejandrino consta de dos hemistiquios."
hemistíquio
Transliteration: e.misˈti.ki.u
"O verso épico divide-se em dois hemistíquios."
अर्धछंद
Transliteration: ardhachhand
"कविता की पंक्ति दो अर्धछंदों में विभाजित है।"
半行
Transliteration: bàn háng
"古典诗歌的一行由两个半行组成。"
반행
Transliteration: ban-haeng
"고전 운율은 반행으로 나뉩니다."
半行
Transliteration: hankō
"詩の一行は二つの半行に分けられます。"
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