n.
Pronunciation: ' e- ˌ p ō d
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin epodos, from Greek ep ō idos, from ep ō idos sung or said after, from epi- + aidein to singular ― 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