[ˈɛpəʊd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a form of lyric poem written in couplets, in which a long line is followed by a shorter one

- the third section of an ancient Greek choral ode, or of one division of such an ode


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Origin:
early 17th century: from French épode, or via Latin epodos, from Greek epōidos, from epi ‘upon’ + ōidē (see ode)