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strophes

strophes is the plural of strophe.

Meaning of strophe

Noun

strophe (plural strophes)

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

Questions about strophes

What is strophes the plural of?
Strophes is the plural of strophe.

Words near strophes in the dictionary

  1. strophanthojavoside
  2. strophanthus
  3. strophanthuses
  4. strophariaceous
  5. strophe
  6. strophes
  7. strophic
  8. strophical
  9. strophically
  10. strophici
  11. strophicus

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