antistrophe
noun
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
antistrophic
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a word derived from
antistrophe.
Example Sentences
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The term strophe has come to be used also for verse paragraphs where there is no antistrophic arrangement.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Richard Green Moulton
Why had they not thought of this long ago? and thereupon they reverted to antistrophic laudation of Rhoda Nunn.
From The Odd Women by George Gissing
At that moment the voice of the singers, a "voice of joy and health," concentrated itself with solemn antistrophic movement, into an evening, or "candle" hymn.
From Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 by Walter Pater
