strophe
strophe definition
stro·phe (strō′fē)
noun
- in the ancient Greek theater,
- the movement of the chorus in turning from right to left of the stage
- the part of the choric song performed during this
- in a Pindaric ode, the stanza which is answered by the antistrophe, in the same metrical pattern
- a stanza; esp., any of the irregular divisions of a poem
Etymology: Gr strophē, lit., a turning, twist < strephein, to turn < IE *strebh- < base *(s)ter-, rigid, taut > stare
Related Forms:
- strophic stroph′ic (sträf′ik, strō′fik) adjective or strophical stroph′i·cal
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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