Epode Definition

ĕpōd

noun

A form of lyric poem, as of Horace, in which a short line follows a longer one.

Webster's New World

The stanza that follows the strophe and antistrophe in a Pindaric or ancient Greek ode.

Webster's New World

The part of a choral ode in classical Greek drama following the strophe and antistrophe and sung while the chorus is standing still.

American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Epode

Singular:

epode

Plural:

epodes

Latin epōdos a type of lyric poem from Greek epōidos sung after from epaeidein, epāidein to sing after epi- epi- aeidein to sing wed-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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