STROPHE


Meaning of STROPHE in English

n. 1 a a turn in dancing made by an ancient Greek chorus. b lines recited during this. c the first section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it. 2 a group of lines forming a section of a lyric poem. strophic adj.

[ Gk strophe, lit. turning, f. strepho turn ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.