strophe
See also: Strophe
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
strophe (plural strophes)
- (prosody) A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
- (prosody) The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
- (prosody) A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
turn in verse
section of an ode
pair of stanzas
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French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
strophe f (plural strophes)
Further reading edit
- “strophe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.