"stasimon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: stasima [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek στάσιμον (stásimon, “stationary”); compare stasis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|στάσιμον||stationary}} Ancient Greek στάσιμον (stásimon, “stationary”) Head templates: {{en-noun|stasima}} stasimon (plural stasima)
  1. (drama, Ancient Greek drama) A song of the chorus during a tragedy, continued without the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics. Wikipedia link: stasimon Tags: Ancient-Greek Categories (topical): Drama Related terms: parodos, prologos, epeisodion, exodos, kommos

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