octastich

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀκτάστιχος (oktástikhos).[1] By surface analysis, octa- +‎ stich.

Noun

octastich (plural octastichs)

  1. A poem or strophe of eight verses or lines.
    Hyponym: huitain

References

  1. ^ “octastich, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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