History and Etymology for tetrastich Latin tetrastichon , from Greek, neuter of tetrastichos of four lines, from tetra- + stichos line, verse Learn More About tetrastich

Tetrastich definition, a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines. See more.

tetrastich. ( ˈtɛtrəˌstɪk) n. (Poetry) a poem, stanza, or strophe that consists of four lines. [C16: via Latin from Greek tetrastikhon, from tetra- + stikhos row] tetrastichic, tetrastichal adj. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, ...

noun. A group of four lines of verse. ‘There is no alteration in the words; but the two tetrastichs composing the first stanza are transposed.’. ‘They are called the Ausonii Tetrastichon because they are a series of tetrastichs - four-line stanzas - by …

Tetrastich. tet′ra-stik, n. a stanza, &c., of four lines, a quartet.—adjs. Tetrastich′ic, Tetras′tichous. [Gr., tetra-, four, stichos, a row.]

noun. A group of four lines of verse. ‘There is no alteration in the words; but the two tetrastichs composing the first stanza are transposed.’. ‘They are called the Ausonii Tetrastichon because they are a series of tetrastichs - four-line stanzas - by …

Origin of tetrastich From Latin tetrastichon , from neuter of Ancient Greek τετράστιχον (tetrastikhon, “having four rows" ), from τετρα- (tetra-, “four" ) + στίχος (stikhos, “row" ).

tetrastich: A group of four lines; a period, system, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines or four verses; a quartet. Compare <internalXref urlencoded="quatrain">quatrain</internalXref>. tetrastich - definition and meaning

Definition of tetrastichous. 1 : ranked by fours. 2 : arranged in four vertical rows —used especially of the inflorescence of a grass or of its constituent parts.

tetrastich: quadrumvirate: quadruplet: quaternary: 1 more row What is the purpose of Kinetochores? In eukaryotes, the kinetochore is a proteinaceous multi-subunit assembly whose main function is to generate load-bearing attachments of sister chromatids (the replicated chromosomes held together by the protein complex cohesin) to spindle ...