Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A poem consisting of ten lines.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A poem consisting of ten lines.
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- noun A
poem of tenlines .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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Examples
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He passed over their coats, from right to left, the cordon bleu with the cross of gold suspended from it, placed the collar on the mantle, gave a book of hours and a decastich to each one, who kissed his hand, rose, and returned to his place.
The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X Arthur L��on Imbert de Saint-Amand 1867
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