Hem″i‐stich (?; 277), n. [L. hemistichium, Gr. ημιστἵχιον; ημἱ- half + στίχοσ row, line, verse: cf. F. hémistiche.] Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not completed.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.