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Dicolon vs Bicolon - What's the difference?

dicolon | bicolon |

As nouns the difference between dicolon and bicolon

is that dicolon is (prosody) a verse or period consisting of two cola or members while bicolon is a pair of adjacent lines of poetry in which the second echos the meaning of the first.

dicolon

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (prosody) A verse or period consisting of two cola or members.

    • Related terms

    * dicolic * tricolon

    References

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    bicolon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pair of adjacent lines of poetry in which the second echos the meaning of the first

    • See also

    * tricolon