ANTISTROPHE


Meaning of ANTISTROPHE in English

n.

Pronunciation: an- ' tis-tr ə -( ˌ )f ē

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek antistroph ē , from anti- + stroph ē strophe

Date: circa 1550

1 a : the repetition of words in reversed order b : the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

2 a : a returning movement in Greek choral dance exactly answering to a previous strophe b : the part of a choral song delivered during the antistrophe

– an · ti · stroph · ic \ ˌ an-t ə - ' strä-fik \ adjective

– an · ti · stroph · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

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