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stichometry
[ sti-kom-i-tree ]
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.
stichometry
/ stɪˈkɒmɪtrɪ; ˌstɪkəʊˈmɛtrɪk /
noun
- prosody the practice of writing out a prose text in lines that correspond to the sense units and indicate the phrasal rhythms
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Derived Forms
- stichometric, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- پ··· [stik-, uh, -, me, -trik], پo·۾· adjective
- پo·۾··ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stichometry1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stichometry1
C18: from Late Greek stikhometria. See stich , -metry
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Stichometry, 52-4, 65, 68-70, 137, I. App.
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The text of this MS. appears to be like 169, and is excellent in the Romans, mixed in the other Epp.; there is an interesting stichometry; examined by Berger.
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The Stichometry in question follows the list of the names of the seventy disciples, which list is here assigned to Irenaeus, bishop of Lugdunum.
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The interest of the Sinai stichometry is not limited to this single point: its list of New Testament books is peculiar in order and contents.
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The writing is continuous in full line without stichometry.
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