Main Entry: ep·ode

Pronunciation: \ˈe-ˌpōd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin epodos, from Greek epōidos, from epōidos sung or said after, from epi- + aidein to sing — more at ode

Date: 1598

1 : a lyric poem in which a long verse is followed by a shorter one
2 : the third part of a triadic Greek ode following the strophe and the antistrophe