epode
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
epode (plural epodes)
- (poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
- (poetry) A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.