epode

UK: /ˈɛpəʊd/ US: (ep′ōd)

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ep•ode  (ep′ōd), n. 

1. Poetry [Class. Pros.] a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
2. Poetry the part of a lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe and composing with them a triadic unit.

• Greek epōidós an aftersong, singing after. See ep-, ode
• Latin epōdos
• 1590–1600

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epode / ˈɛpəʊd/ noun

1. the part of a lyric ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe
2. a type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one, invented by Archilochus

Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek epōidos a singing after, from epaidein to sing after, from aidein to sing