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Stichometry
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the division of the text of books into lines accommodated to the sense, - a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted.
(2):
(n.) Measurement of books by the number of lines which they contain.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stichometry'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/stichometry.html. 1828.