antistrophe
[ an-tis-truh-fee ]
/ ænˈtɪs trə fi /
noun
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
the movement performed by the chorus while singing an antistrophe.
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antistat, antistatic, antisthenes, antistory, antistreptococcic, antistrophe, antistrophic, antisubmarine, antisudorific, antisway bar, antisymmetric
Related formsan·ti·stroph·ic [an-tuh-strof-ik, -stroh-fik] /ˌæn təˈstrɒf ɪk, -ˈstroʊ fɪk/, an·tis·tro·phal, adjectivean·ti·stroph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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antistrophe
/ (ænˈtɪstrəfɪ) /
noun
(in ancient Greek drama)
- the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- the second part of a choral ode sung during this movement
(in classical prosody) the second of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem
See also strophe
Derived Formsantistrophic (ˌæntɪˈstrɒfɪk), adjectiveantistrophically, adverb
Word Origin for antistrophe
C17: via Late Latin from Greek antistrophē an answering turn, from anti- + strophē a turning
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Word Origin and History for antistrophe
antistrophe
c.1600, from Latin, from Greek antistrophe "a turning about, a turning back," from antistrephein, from anti- "against" (see anti-) + strephein "to turn" (see strophe).
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