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pentastich
pen·ta·stich [ péntə stìk ] (plural pen·ta·stich·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
set of 5 lines: a poem or section of a poem consisting of five lines
[Mid-17th century. Via modern Latin< Greek pentastikhos "having five rows"]
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