antistrophe

(an tis′trə fē)

noun

in the ancient Greek theater,
1. the return movement, from left to right of the stage, made by the chorus in answering the previous strophe
2. the part of the choric song performed during this
in a Pindaric ode, the stanza, usually in the same or similar form, which follows the strophe
in poems with contrasting or parallel stanza systems, a stanza of the second system

Origin: LL < Gr antistrophē < antistrephein, to turn about < anti-, against, opposite + strephein, to turn: see strophe

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See antistrophe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The second stanza, and those like it, in a poem consisting of alternating stanzas in contrasting metrical form.
The second division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having the same stanza form as the strophe.
a. The choral movement in classical Greek drama in the oppostite direction from that of the strophe.
b. The part of a choral ode sung while this movement is executed.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin antistrophē, antistrophe of Greek tragedy

Origin: , from Greek, strophic correspondence

Origin: , from antistrephein, to turn back

Origin: : anti-, back; see anti-

Origin: + strephein, to turn; see strophe

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