sticheron
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Greek στιχηρό (stichiró), from Ancient Greek στιχηρός (stikhērós, “written in lines”).
Noun
[edit]sticheron (plural sticherons or stichera)
- A hymn, often written in cycles and sung in alternation with psalm verses, used in the Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite.