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