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Strophe

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Stro″phe (?), n.; pl.Strophes (#). [NL., from Gr. �, fr. � to twist, to turn; perh. akin to E. strap.] In Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the chorus while turning from the right to the left of the orchestra; hence, the strain, or part of the choral ode, sung during this movement. Also sometimes used of a stanza of modern verse. See the Note under Antistrophe.