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Antistrophe Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix anti-

Antistrophe has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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

2

In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
stanza
Rhyming Words
raphe ouphe diphe rhaphe elaphe nymphe strophe adolphe rodolphe triomphe erysiphe theosophe philosophe christophe anastrophe apostrophe epistrophe pseudoraphe hypostrophe bathyscaphe
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