WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stroph•ic
(strof′ik, strō′fik),USA pronunciation adj.
stroph′i•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- LiteratureAlso, stroph′i•cal. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- Music and Dance(of a song) having the same music for each successive stanza. Cf. through-composed.
- stroph(e) + -ic 1840–50
stro•phe /ˈstroʊfi/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -phes.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Poetry(in modern poetry) a separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern.
stro•phe
(strō′fē),USA pronunciation n.
- Literaturethe part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- Literaturethe movement performed by the chorus during the singing of this part.
- Poetrythe first of the three series of lines forming the divisions of each section of a Pindaric ode.
- Poetry(in modern poetry) any separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern.
- Greek strophé̄ a twist, turning about, akin to stréphein to turn; see strepto-
- 1595–1605
- 3. See verse.
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