stasimon

noun

stas·​i·​mon

ˈstasəˌmän

plural stasima

-mə

also stasimons

: one of the regular choral odes between two episodes in a Greek tragedy possibly sung with the chorus standing in its place in the orchestra compare parodos

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from neuter of stasimos standing, stationary, from the stem of histanai to cause to stand

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