strophe
Meanings
Plural: strophes
Noun
- one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”). Compare strap and strop.
Scrabble Score: 12
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