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epode

Syllabification: (ep·ode)
Pronunciation: /ˈepōd/
Definition of epode

noun

  • 1a form of lyric poem written in couplets, in which a long line is followed by a shorter one.
  • 2the third section of an ancient Greek choral ode, or of one division of such an ode. Compare with strophe and antistrophe.

Origin:

early 17th century: from French épode, or via Latin epodos, from Greek epōidos, from epi 'upon' + ōidē (see ode)

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