epode

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode.

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Noun

epode (plural epodes)

  1. (poetry) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
  2. (poetry) A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.

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