epode

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UK/ˈɛpəʊd/US/ˈɛpoʊd/

noun

The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.

OriginAncient Greek ἐπῳδός →
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Meanings

nounepode (plural epodes)

plural epodes

  1. communicationsThe after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
  2. communicationsA kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπῳδός
  2. Englishepode

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

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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