Hypertext Webster Gateway: "strophes"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
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