distique

French

Etymology

From Latin distichon (a poem of two verses, a distich consisting of a hexameter and a pentameter), from Ancient Greek δίστιχον (dístikhon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.tik/
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Adjective

distique (plural distiques)

  1. (botany) distichous (arranged in two rows on each side of an axis)
  2. (mineralogy) having two rows of facets around each base

Noun

distique m (plural distiques)

  1. distich, couplet (verse of two lines, especially one that makes sense on its own)

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