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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The after song; the part of a lyric or choral ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe.
2. 2
   A kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one.

Synonyms

All synonyms

balladbookbucolicburdencantochorus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπῳδός (epōidós); see epi-, ode.

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