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Antistrophe
(gcide) | Antistrophe \An*tis"tro*phe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn
to the opposite side; 'anti` against + ? to turn. See
Strophe.]
1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus,
exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from
right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral
song.
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It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round
the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which
consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of
which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east
to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning
from west to east; then they stood before the altar,
and sang the epode, which was the last part of the
song. --Abp. Potter.
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2. (Rhet.)
(a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the
master of the servant and the servant of the master.
(b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against
him.
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antistrophe
(wn) | antistrophe
n 1: the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in
classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically
corresponding sections in a poem |
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antistrophe
(wn) | antistrophe
n 1: the section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in
classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically
corresponding sections in a poem |
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