/ ˈstrəʊfi; NAmE ˈstroʊfi/ noun
( technical ) a group of lines forming a section of a poem
—compare stanza
► stroph·ic / ˈstrəʊfɪk; NAmE ˈstroʊf-/ adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Greek strophē , literally turning, from strephein to turn: the term originally denoted a movement from right to left made by a Greek chorus, or lines of choral song recited during this.