strophe

(strō)

noun

  1. in the ancient Greek theater,
    1. the movement of the chorus in turning from right to left of the stage
    2. the part of the choric song performed during this
  2. in a Pindaric ode, the stanza which is answered by the antistrophe, in the same metrical pattern
  3. a stanza; esp., any of the irregular divisions of a poem

Origin: Gr strophē, lit., a turning, twist < strephein, to turn < IE *strebh- < base *(s)ter-, rigid, taut > stare

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See strophe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. The first of a pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.
    b. A stanza containing irregular lines.
  2. The first division of the triad constituting a section of a Pindaric ode.
  3. a. The first movement of the chorus in classical Greek drama while turning from one side of the orchestra to the other.
    b. The part of a choral ode sung while this movement is executed.

Origin:

Origin: Greek strophē, a turning, stanza

Origin: , from strephein, to turn; see streb(h)- in Indo-European roots

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