antistrophically
|an-ti-stroph-ic-al-ly|
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/ænˌtɪˈstroʊfɪk/
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/ænˌtɪˈstrɒfɪk/
(antistrophic)
alternating/responding to another section
Etymology
'antistrophically' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'antistrophḗ' (ἀντιστροφή), where 'anti-' meant 'against' and 'strophḗ' meant 'a turning'.
'antistrophḗ' passed into Late Latin/Medieval Latin and into English as 'antistrophe' (from the 16th century), and the adjective 'antistrophic' and the adverb 'antistrophically' were formed in English from that root.
Initially it meant 'a turning back or counter-turn', but over time it evolved into its current usage meaning 'in a corresponding or counter manner'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a manner that corresponds or responds by turning or moving in an opposite or reciprocal way; alternately or reciprocally (often used to describe a corresponding counter-movement or mirrored action).
The chorus shifted antistrophically to mirror the opening passage, creating a deliberate counter-movement.
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