PROODE


Meaning of PROODE in English

ˈprōˌōd noun

Etymology: Greek proōidos, from pro- pro- (I) + ōidē ode — more at ode

1. : a distich with the first line shorter than the second — opposed to epode

2. : a strophic unit in an ancient ode preceding the strophe and antistrophe and differing from them in structure

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