HEMISTICHAL

Etymology

Adjective

hemistichal (not comparable)

Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs.

Source: Wiktionary


He*mis"ti*chal, a.

Definition: Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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