strophe /strofˈi or strōˈfi/ (prosody)

1. (in a Greek play) the song sung by the chorus as it moved towards one side, answered by an exact counterpart, the anˈtistrophe, as it returned
2. Part of any ode answered in this way
3. (loosely) a stanza

strophˈic adjective

• merism
• merisms
• meristem
• meristematic
• meristem culture
• meristem cultures
• meristems
• meristic
• merit
• merited
• meriting
• meritocracies
• meritocracy
• meritocrat
• meritocratic
• meritocrats
• meritorious
• meritoriously
• meritoriousness
• meritoriousnesses
• merits
• stressing
• stressless
• stress mark
• stress marks