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Antistrophe
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the master of the servant and the servant of the master.
(2):
(n.) 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.
(3):
(n.) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Antistrophe'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/antistrophe.html. 1828.