3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Strophe \Stro"phe\, n.; pl. {Strophes}. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? 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}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: strophe n : one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 36 Moby Thesaurus words for "strophe": Spenserian stanza, antistrophe, book, burden, canto, chorus, couplet, distich, envoi, epode, heptastich, hexastich, line, measure, monostich, octastich, octave, octet, ottava rima, pentastich, quatrain, refrain, rhyme royal, septet, sestet, sextet, stanza, stave, strain, syllable, tercet, terza rima, tetrastich, triplet, tristich, verse
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