ˈstrōfē, -fi noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek strophē, literally, act of turning, from strephein to twist, turn; akin to Greek strophos twisted band, cord, streblos twisted, crooked, strabos squint-eyed, strobos action of whirling, strombos whirling or spiral object, top, snail
1. : the movement of the classical Greek chorus while turning from one side to the other of the orchestra — compare antistrophe
2.
a. : a rhythmic system composed of two or more lines repeated as a unit ; especially : such a unit recurring in a series of strophic units not all of which have the same internal structure — distinguished from stanza ; compare antistrophe
b. : any arrangement of lines together as a unit : stanza
c. : the part of a Greek choral ode sung during the strophe of the dance : the first of the three divisions of each section of a full Pindaric ode