strophic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English strophe

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English strophic

From strophe + -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹəʊfɪk/

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• IPA^(key): /ˈstɹɒfɪk/
• Rhymes: -əʊfɪk, -ɒfɪk

Adjective

strophic (comparative more strophic, superlative most strophic)

1. (prosody) Using or containing strophes.
2. (music) Of a song, composed so that every stanza is set to the same music.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “having each stanza set to the same music”): through-composed

Derived terms

• astrophic
• magnetostrophic
• strophically

Translations

using or containing strophes

• German: strophisch
• Norwegian: strofisk (no)
• Polish: zwrotkowy, stroficzny (pl)
• Swedish: strofisk (sv)

having each stanza set to the same music

• Danish: strofisk
• Icelandic: strófískur
• Polish: zwrotkowy, stroficzny (pl)