Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Strophe

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Strophe


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(n.) 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.