/stas"euh mon'/ , n. , pl. stasima /-meuh/ .
(in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, esp. in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
[ 1860-65; stásimon, neut. of stásimos stopping, stationary, equiv. to stási ( s ) a standing (see STASIS) + -mos adj. suffix ]