ANTISTROPHE

Antistrophe

Antistrophe is the portion of an ode sung by the chorus in its returning movement from west to east, in response to the strophe, which was sung from east to west.

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antistrophe

Noun

  1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.
  2. The repetition of words in an inverse order.
  3. The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
  4. The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.


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