antistrophe

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Synonyms: anastrophe, antistrophic, antitrope, antistrophon, antistrophes, antistrophal

Antonyms: anastrophe, antistrophic, antitrope, antistrophon, antistrophes, antistrophal

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Noun

1. In Greek [[choruses]] and [[dances]], the returning of the [[chorus]], exactly [[answering]] to a previous [[strophe]] or [[movement]] from [[right]] to [[left]].
2. The lines of this part of the choral song.
3. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} The [[repetition]] of words in an [[inverse]] [[order]].
4. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

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