heptastich

heptastich
/hep"teuh stik'/, n. Pros.
a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of seven lines or verses.
[1880-85; HEPTA- + STICH1]

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  • heptastich —   n. poem or stanza of seven lines …   Dictionary of difficult words

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