antistrophe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin antistrophe, from Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, “turning about”).

Why this word is great

ANTISTROPHE — [Noun] In Greek drama, the responsive movement of the chorus, mirroring the strophe but in reverse direction. From the Ancient Greek ἀντιστροφή (antistrophḗ, "a turning back"), from anti- ("against") + strophḗ ("a turning"). Unlike the "strophe" (which initiates the ode’s motion) or the "epode" (which resolves it in stillness), the antistrophe is the pivot—the moment the chorus wheels back, their voices threading the same path in reverse. It is the shadow of a procession, the returning tide of a hymn, the way a flock of birds banks as one against the wind—a reminder that repetition is not mere return, but transformation.

noun

In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The repetition of words in an inverse order.
The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses