ANTISTROPHES
Noun
antistrophes
plural of antistrophe
Anagrams
• Thesprotians
Source: Wiktionary
ANTISTROPHE
An*tis"tro*phe, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Strophe.]
1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly
answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.
It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round the altars whilst
they sang the sacred hymns, which consisted of three stanzas or
parts; the first of which, called strophe, was sung in turning from
east to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning from west to
east; then they stood before the altar, and sang the epode, which was
the last part of the song. Abp. Potter.
2. (Rhet.)
(a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of
the servant and the servant of the master.
(b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition