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   Stro·phe

   /ˈstrōfē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the first section of an ancient Greek choral ode or of one division of it.
   • ▪ a structural division of a poem containing stanzas of varying line-length, especially an ode or free verse poem.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Greek strophē, literally ‘turning’, from strephein ‘to turn’: the term originally denoted a movement from right to left made by a Greek chorus, or lines of choral song recited during this.

   Derivatives

   • 1. strophic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • T

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   • R

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   • H

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