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antistrophe

noun

Meaning

  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. The repetition of words in an inverse order.
  4. The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
  5. The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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