strophe

English

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stropha derived from Ancient Greek στροφή (bend, twist, a turn, turning, turn).

Origin

Ancient Greek

στροφή

Gloss

bend, twist, a turn, turning, turn

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