ANTISTROPHE


Meaning of ANTISTROPHE in English

[ an'tɪstrəfi ]

■ noun the second section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it. Compare with strophe .

Origin

C16: via late L. from Gk antistrophē , from antistrephein 'turn against'.

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