Strophe — meaning in English

English meaning

• stanza noun A group of lines in a poem, set apart from the next group by a blank line and often sharing a fixed pattern of length, rhythm and rhyme.
• stave noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
• verse noun Writing arranged with rhythm and often rhyme, as in poetry.

Senses

Strophe is used for these senses in English:

• stanza (poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
• stave (poetry) A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.
• verse One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.

stanza — full definition

1. noun A group of lines in a poem, set apart from the next group by a blank line and often sharing a fixed pattern of length, rhythm and rhyme.
2. noun A verse of a song, as distinct from the chorus.

stave — full definition

1. noun One of the curved wooden strips fitted together to form the side of a barrel or cask.
2. noun A stanza of a poem or song; also the set of five lines music is written on.
3. verb To break a hole in something, especially a barrel or boat hull ("stave in").
4. verb To keep something away or delay it, especially in the phrase "stave off."

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