Stesichorean

adjective

Ste·​sich·​o·​re·​an

stə̇¦sikə¦rēən

: of or relating to Stesichorus the chief early composer of Dorian lyrics and probable establisher of strophe, antistrophe, and epode as the normal structure for choral lyric

Word History

Etymology

Stesichorus †550? b.c. Greek poet + English -an

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