stasimon

[ stas-uh-mon ]

noun

, plural stas·i·ma [stas, -, uh, -m, uh].

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stasimon¹

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

Example Sentences

Stasimon, stas′i-mon, n. an ode sung by the whole chorus, after the parode:—pl.

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