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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
2. 2
   one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama wordnet
3. 3
   The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
4. 4
   A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.

Synonyms

All synonyms

stanzaantistrophebookburdencantochorus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”). Compare strap and strop.

Related phrases

metrical foot

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