Main Entry: an·tis·tro·phe

Pronunciation: \an-ˈtis-trə-(ˌ)fē\

Function: noun

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek antistrophē, from anti- + strophē strophe

Date: circa 1550

1 a : the repetition of words in reversed order b : the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
2 a : a returning movement in Greek choral dance exactly answering to a previous strophe b : the part of a choral song delivered during the antistrophe

— an·ti·stroph·ic \ˌan-tə-ˈsträ-fik\ adjective

— an·ti·stroph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb