Stasima


noun, plural stasima
[stas-uh-muh] /ˈstæs ə mə/ (Show IPA)
1.
(in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.

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