1. (n.) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, 'love of hope' and 'hope of love'\;

2. (n.) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.

3. (n.) In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral song.

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