Epode
Pronunciation : Ep"ode
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. epodos, Gr. ?pode. See Ode.] (Poet.) (a) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided into strophe, antistrophe, and epode. (b) A species of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913