strophe

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Pronunciation

/ˈstɹəʊ.fi/

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/ˈstɹəʊ.fi/ · /ˈstɹoʊ.fi/

Definition of strophe

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.

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noun

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

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

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