epode

[ ep-ohd ]
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noun
  1. Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.

  2. the part of a lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe and composing with them a triadic unit.

Origin of epode

1
1590–1600; <Latin epōdos<Greek epōidós an aftersong, singing after. See ep-, ode

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epode

/ (ˈɛpəʊd) /


nounGreek prosody
  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

Origin of epode

1
C16: via Latin from Greek epōidos a singing after, from epaidein to sing after, from aidein to sing

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