antistrophe
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| —n | |
| 1. | in ancient Greek drama |
| a. the second of two movements made by a chorus during the performance of a choral ode | |
| b. the second part of a choral ode sung during this movement | |
| 2. | (in classical prosody) the second of two metrical systems used alternately within a poem |
| [C17: via Late Latin from Greek antistrophē an answering turn, from | |
| antistrophic | |
| —adj | |
| anti'strophically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
antistrophe
c.1600, from L., from Gk. antistrophe "a turning about, a turning back," from antistrephein, from anti- "against" + strephein "to turn" (see strophe).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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antistrophe
in Greek lyric odes, the second part of the traditional three-part structure. The antistrophe followed the strophe and preceded the epode. In the choral odes of Greek drama each of these parts corresponded to a specific movement of the chorus as it performed that part. During the strophe the chorus moved from right to left on the stage; during the antistrophe it moved from left to right
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In this style he proceeds for eight lines more, and then the antistrophe duly follows.
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