hemistich

== English == === Etymology === From French hémistiche, from Latin hēmistichium, from Ancient Greek ἡμιστίχιον (hēmistíkhion), from ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”) +‎ στίχος (stíkhos, “verse”). === Noun === hemistich (plural hemistichs or hemistiches) An approximate half-line of verse, separated from another by a caesura, often for dramatic effect. An unfinished line of verse. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====