epode


ep·ode

E0185200 (ĕp′ōd′)n.1. A lyric poem characterized by distichs formed by a long line followed by a shorter one.2. The third division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having a different or contrasting form from that of the strophe and antistrophe.3. The part of a choral ode in classical Greek drama following the strophe and antistrophe and sung while the chorus is standing still.
[Latin epōdos, a type of lyric poem, from Greek epōidos, sung after, from epaeidein, epāidein, to sing after : epi-, epi- + aeidein, to sing; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]

epode

(ˈɛpəʊd) n1. (Poetry) the part of a lyric ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe2. (Poetry) a type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one, invented by Archilochus[C16: via Latin from Greek epōidos a singing after, from epaidein to sing after, from aidein to sing]

ep•ode

(ˈɛp oʊd)

n. 1. a classical lyric poem in which a long line is followed by a short one. 2. the part of an ode following the strophe and the antistrophe. [1590–1600; < Latin epōdos < Greek epōidós; see ep-, ode]