Strophe

See also: strophe

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stropha, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “a turn, bend, twist”).


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Noun

Strophe f (genitive Strophe, plural Strophen)

  1. (poetry) stanza (a unit of a poem)

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