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Distich (Dis-tik)
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Distich (Dis-tik) (Poetry) 
A strophic unit of two lines; a pair of poetic lines or verses which together comprise a complete sense.
Sidelight: If the end words of a distich rhyme, it is called a couplet.
(See also Closed Couplet, Open Couplet, Heroic Couplet)
(Compare Monostich, Hemistich)
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