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Webster 1913 Edition

Strophe

Stro′phe

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Strophes
(#)
.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] 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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Strophe

STROPHE

, STROPHY,
Noun.
[Gr., a turn; to turn.] In Greek poetry, a stanza; the first member of a poem. This is succeeded by a similar stanza called antistrophy.

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Strophe

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German

Noun

Strophe f ‎(genitive Strophe, plural Strophen)

  1. (poetry) stanza (a unit of a poem)

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English

Noun

strophe ‎(plural strophes)

  1. (prosody) A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
  2. (prosody) The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
  3. (prosody) A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.

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strophe f ‎(plural strophes)

  1. (poetry) stanza

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