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strophe.

A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɹəʊ.fi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈstɹoʊ.fi/General-American
  1. A turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.

  2. The section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.

  3. A pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”). Compare strap and strop. Compare typologically rehearsal, rehearse (related to French herser (“to harrow”) << Latin hirpex, another meaning shift from the idea of turning).

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