strophic

[ strof-ik, stroh-fik ]
/ ˈstrɒf ɪk, ˈstroʊ fɪk /

adjective

Also stroph·i·cal. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
Music. (of a song) having the same music for each successive stanza.
Compare through-composed.

Origin of strophic

First recorded in 1840–50; stroph(e) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM strophic

stroph·i·cal·ly, adverb non·stroph·ic, adjective

Words nearby strophic

strook, strop, strophanthin, strophanthus, strophe, strophic, strophoid, strophulus, stropper, stroppy, strother

Example sentences from the Web for non-strophic

  • A number of other anisometrical combinations of verses will be mentioned in Book II, in the chapter on the non-strophic odes.

    A History of English Versification |Jakob Schipper

British Dictionary definitions for non-strophic

strophic

less commonly strophical

/ (ˈstrɒfɪk, ˈstrəʊ-) /

adjective

of, relating to, or employing a strophe or strophes
(of a song) having identical or related music in each verse Compare through-composed