stichometry
noun
sti·chom·e·try
| \ stə̇ˈkämə‧trē\
plural -es
Definition of stichometry
1a
: a measurement of books by the number of lines they contain
b
: a list of documents stating how many lines each contains
2
: division of the text of a book into lines
especially
: division of texts into lines fitted to the sense (as in manuscripts antedating the adoption of punctuation)
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