1. (poetry) a type of lyric poem where a longer line is followed by a shorter one, often used in Greek and Latin poetry
   "Horace's Epodes are famous examples of this poetic form"
    
2. The third part of an ancient Greek or Latin ode, following the strophe and antistrophe
   "The epode often provided a conclusion to the ode"

Derived forms: epodes

Encyclopedia: Epode