epode noun. ['ɛpǝʊd] E17.
[French épode or Latin epodos from Greek epōidos, formed as EPI- + ōidē ODE.]
1. A Greek lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter; a serious poem. E17.

2. The part of a Greek lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe. L17.

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