noun
ProsodyA group of five lines of verse.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From post-classical Latin pentastichus group of five lines of verse from Byzantine Greek πεντάστιχος (adjective) of five lines from ancient Greek πεντα- + στίχος.
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