2. the first of the three series of lines forming the divisions of each section of a Pindaric ode. 3. (in modern poetry) any separate section or extended movement in a poem, distinguished from a stanza in that it does not follow a regularly repeated pattern. strophá¸ turning, twist, strophe, n. derivative of strephein strÃ©phein to, turn]. Twist see: Also. Drama see: Also. verse
adj. 1. Of or relating to the Baltic Sea, the Baltic States, or a Baltic-speaking people. 2. Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that contains Latvian, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian.
History. The pagan Liths, or Lithuanians, may have settled along the Nemen as early as 1500 B.C. In the 13th cent. the Livonian Brothers of the Sword and the Teutonic Knights conquered the region now comprising Estonia, Latvia, and parts of Lithuania.