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(fully óôé÷çñὰ ἰäßïìåëá , i.e., peculiar strophes) are stichera that have no periods the rhythm of which they regularly follow. They are usually said at lauds and vespers on special occasions, sometimes at the burial of a priest. See Smith, Dict. of Christ. Antiq. s.v.