单词 | antistrophe |
释义 | an·tis·tro·phe (ăn-tĭstrə-fē) n. 1. The second stanza, and those like it, in a poem consisting of alternating stanzas in contrasting metrical form. 2. The second division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having the same stanza form as the strophe. 3. a. The choral movement in classical Greek drama in the opposite direction from that of the strophe. b. The part of a choral ode sung while this movement is executed. [Late Latin antistrophē, antistrophe of Greek tragedy, from Greek, strophic correspondence, from antistrephein, to turn back : anti-, back; see ANTI- + strephein, to turn; see STROPHE.] an′ti·strophic (ăn′tĭ-strŏfĭk) adj. an′ti·strophi·cal·ly adv. |
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