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| ep·ode [ ép d ] (plural ep·odes) |
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1. part of a lyric ode: in classical Greek drama, the part of a lyric ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe
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2. type of lyric ode: a lyric ode characterized by couplets made up of a long line followed by a shorter one
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| [Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Latin epodos< Greek epōidos "sung after" < ōidē "song"] |
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