Definition of Stesichorean
:of or relating to Stesichorus the chief early composer of Dorian lyrics and probable establisher of strophe, antistrophe, and epode as the normal structure for choral lyric
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Stesichorean
adjective
Ste·sich·o·re·an
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stə̇¦sikə¦rēən
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Origin and Etymology of stesichorean
Stesichorus †550? b.c. Greek poet + English -an
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