antistrophe

noun

an·​tis·​tro·​phe an-ˈti-strə-(ˌ)fē 

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

antistrophic

ˌan-tə-ˈsträ-fik 

adjective

antistrophically

ˌan-tə-ˈsträ-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a