Stichic
/ˈstɪk.ɪk/noun
Written or arranged in continuous lines of verse, especially without stanza breaks.
Did you know?It comes from Greek *stichos* meaning “row” or “line,” the same ancient root behind *stichomythia*—the rapid, line-by-line verbal combat of Greek drama.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
stichos
“a row, rank, or line”
Classical Greek
Greek
stikhikos
“pertaining to lines or verses”
Late Latin
Latin
stichicus
“arranged in lines; of verse”
16th–17th Century
English
stichic
“written in continuous lines of verse”
Modern English
English
stichic
“written or arranged as continuous verse without stanza breaks”
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