[ 'ɛpəʊd ]
■ noun
1》 a form of lyric poem written in couplets, in which a long line is followed by a shorter one.
2》 the third section of an ancient Greek choral ode, or of one division of such an ode.
Origin
C17: from Fr. épode , or via L. epodos , from Gk epōidos , from epi 'upon' + ōidē (see ode ).