strophe

stro·phe
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UK/ˈstɹəʊ.fi/US/ˈstɹoʊ.fi/

noun

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

OriginLatin stropha ← Ancient Greek στροφή →
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Meanings

nounstrophe (plural strophes)

plural strophes

  1. human sciencesA turn in verse, as from one metrical foot to another, or from one side of a chorus to the other.
  2. human sciencesThe section of an ode that the chorus chants as it moves from right to left across the stage.
  3. human sciencesA pair of stanzas of alternating form on which the structure of a given poem is based.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστροφή“a turn, bend, twist”
  2. Latinstropha
  3. Englishstrophe

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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Translations

Bulgarian строфа
  • строфа (strofa)pair of stanzas

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with strophe

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Anagrams

Stopherpreshot
Cite this entry
APA

strophe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strophe

MLA

“strophe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strophe. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “strophe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/strophe.

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