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DOCHMIAC (from Gr. Boxµ, a hand's breadth)

DOCHMIAC (from Gr. See also:
BOX
BOX (Gr. irl or, Lat. buxus, box-wood; cf. 2r6Eir, a pyx)
Boxµ, a See also:
HAND
HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)
hand's breadth) , a See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form of See also:

VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse, consisting of dochmii or pentasyllabic feet(usually 0 _0 -) .

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