epode

(ep′ōd′)

noun

a form of lyric poem, as of Horace, in which a short line follows a longer one
the stanza that follows the strophe and antistrophe in a Pindaric or ancient Greek ode

Origin: MFr épode < L epodos < Gr epōidos, incantation, lit., song sung after < epi-, upon, after + aeidein, to sing: see ode

See epode in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A lyric poem characterized by couplets formed by a long line followed by a shorter one.
The third division of the triad of a Pindaric ode, having a different or contrasting form from that of the strophe and antistrophe.
The part of a choral ode in classical Greek drama following the strophe and antistrophe and sung while the chorus is standing still.

Origin:

Origin: Latin epōdos, a type of lyric poem

Origin: , from Greek epōidos, sung after

Origin: , from epaeidein, epāidein, to sing after

Origin: : epi-, epi-

Origin: + aeidein, to sing; see wed-² in Indo-European roots

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