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strophe

/ˈstɹəʊ.fi/ UK
/ˈstɹoʊ.fi/ US

Rhymes with -əʊfi

Where it comes from

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).

noun strophes

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

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@misc{strophe_2026,
  title = {strophe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strophe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}