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ep·ode | \ ˈe-ˌpōd 
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\Definition of epode
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
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The first known use of epode was in 1598
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