Etymology

antistrophe

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Today it means: In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Full definition →

Latin antistrophe ← Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντιστροφή“turning about”
  2. Latin · borrowed fromantistrophe
  3. English todayantistrophe

Borrowed from Latin antistrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, “turning about”).

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