stasimon

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[stas-uh-mon] / ˈstæs əˌmɒn /

noun

plural

stasima

1. (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.

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Etymology

Origin of stasimon

1860–65; < Greek stásimon, neuter of stásimos stopping, stationary, equivalent to stási ( s ) a standing ( see stasis) + -mos adj. suffix