strophe
Syllabification: (stro·phe)
Pronunciation: /ˈstrōfē/
Definition of strophe
noun
- the first section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it. Compare with antistrophe and epode (sense 2).
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-fik, ˈsträ-/
adjective
Origin:
early 17th century: from Greek strophē, literally 'turning', from strephein 'to turn'; the term originally denoted a movement from right to left made by a Greek chorus, or lines of choral song recited during this