tetracolon

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

tetracolon (plural tetracolons or tetracola)

  1. (poetry) A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four verses or lines.
    • 1791, Henry Dimock, Notes Critical and Explanatory:
      the two verses would form a beautiful tetracolon, the first line answering to the third, and the second to the fourth

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