a. and sb. [ad. Gr. ἀντιστροφικ-ός, f. ἀντιστροφή: see prec.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to antistrophes.
1859. in Worcester.
1881. Stanley, Chr. Inst., iii. 65. An antistrophic hymn to Christ.
1882. M. Dodds, Genesis, 108. The answer is given in poetical form, in two couplets or antistrophic parallelisms.
B. sb. pl. Antistrophics [Gr. ἀντιστροφικά]: the lyrical part of Greek dramas.
1811. Edin. Rev., XVIII. 176. Dr. Burney’s disposition of the following Hectads and Antistrophics.
