Definitions for stichometry

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stichometry sti·chom·e·try

Spelling: [sti-kom-i-tree]

IPA: /stɪˈkɒm ɪ tri/

Stichometry is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 1026 anagrams from letters in stichometry (cehimorstty).

Definitions for stichometry

noun

1. the practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.

Origin of stichometry

1745-55; Greek stích(os) (see stich¹) + -o- + -metry

Examples for stichometry

However this may be, the original conception doubtless came from the stichometry of Hebrew poetry.

In the opinion of some, the use of the dot, at least to some extent, was earlier than stichometry.

If the stichometry of Nicephorus is right, the existing form of the book is merely fragmentary compared with its original compass.