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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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