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antistrophe
[ an-tis-truh-fee ]
/ ænˈtɪs trə fi /
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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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OTHER WORDS FROM antistrophe
an·ti·stroph·ic [an-tuh-strof-ik, -stroh-fik], /ˌæn təˈstrɒf ɪk, -ˈstroʊ fɪk/, an·tis·tro·phal, adjectivean·ti·stroph·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby antistrophe
antispasmodic, antistat, antistatic, Antisthenes, antistory, antistrophe, antisubmarine, antisudorific, antisway bar, antisymmetric, antitank
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British Dictionary definitions for antistrophe
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 forms of antistrophe
antistrophic (ˌæntɪˈstrɒfɪk), adjectiveantistrophically, adverbWord Origin for antistrophe
C17: via Late Latin from Greek antistrophē an answering turn, from anti- + strophē a turning
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