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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stro•phe /ˈstroʊfi/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -phes. - Poetry(in modern poetry) a separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern.
stroph•ic /ˈstrɑfɪk, ˈstroʊfɪk/USA pronunciation adj. See -stroph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stro•phe (strō′fē),USA pronunciation n. - Literaturethe part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- Literaturethe movement performed by the chorus during the singing of this part.
- Poetrythe first of the three series of lines forming the divisions of each section of a Pindaric ode.
- Poetry(in modern poetry) any separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern.
- Greek strophé̄ a twist, turning about, akin to stréphein to turn; see strepto-
- 1595–1605
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See verse.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: strophe /ˈstrəʊfɪ/ n - (in ancient Greek drama) the first of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode
- the first part of a choral ode sung during this movement
See also antistrophe, epodeEtymology: 17th Century: from Greek: a verse, literally: a turning, from strephein to twist |