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Definition of Antistrophe
1. Noun. The section of a choral ode answering a previous strophe in classical Greek drama; the second of two metrically corresponding sections in a poem.
Definition of Antistrophe
1. n. 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.
Definition of Antistrophe
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. (rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order. ¹
3. Noun. (rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses ¹
4. Noun. The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Antistrophe
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Medical Definition of Antistrophe
1. 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. "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) 2. The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master. The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him. Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. To turn to the opposite side; against + to turn. See Strophe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antistrophe
Literary usage of Antistrophe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The "Seven against Thebes" of Aeschylus by Aeschylus, Arthur Woollgar Verrall (1887)
"That question is—What does the MS. really indicate as to the kind of correspondence
between strophe and antistrophe observed by Aeschylus ; and, ..."
2. The Modern Reader's Bible: The Books of the Bible with Three Books of the by Richard Green Moulton (1907)
"In Greek the relation of strophe and antistrophe is only rhythmic; in biblical
Wisdom a relation of thought goes with the rhythmic relation: such ..."
3. The Tragedies of Sophocles by Sophocles, Thomas Dale (1824)
"antistrophe V. Ch. Better, I ween, to lull his ear With mildly whispered words ;
That all unheeding, headlong he may plunge Into those latent snares Which ..."
4. English Prose and Poetry (1137-1892) by John Matthews Manly (1916)
"... he experimented in the classical form of the ode, with the regular strophe,
antistrophe, and epode; he translated from the Norse at a time when Norse ..."
5. Chambers's encyclopædia by Chambers W. and R., ltd (1874)
"Poetry, indeed, was at all times in use, and the antithetic genius of the language
suggested the application of the strophe and antistrophe (see ..."
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