anˈtistrə(ˌ)fē, -_fi noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek antistrophē, from Greek anti- anti- (I) + strophē turning, movement of the chorus in Greek drama — more at strophe
1. in the Greek choral dance
a. : the returning of the chorus exactly answering to a previous strophe
b. : the part of a choral song corresponding to this returning
2. archaic : an inverse relation or correspondence
• an·ti·stroph·ic |antə̇|sträfik also -ōf- adjective
• an·ti·stroph·i·cal·ly -fə̇k(ə)lē adverb