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Strophe

//ˈstɹəʊ.fi// noun

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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.

Etymology

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

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