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sti•chom•e•try
(sti kom′i trē),USA pronunciation n.
stich•o•met•ric
(stik′ə me′trik),USA pronunciation stich′o•met′ri•cal, adj.
stich′o•met′ri•cal•ly, adv.
- Literaturethe practice of writing a prose text in lines, often of slightly differing lengths, that correspond to units of sense and indicate phrasal rhythms.
- Greek stích(os) (see stich1) + -o- + -metry
- 1745–55;