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  • 21Pindaricode — Pindaric ode n. An ode in the form used by Pindar, consisting of a series of triads in which the strophe and antistrophe have the same stanza form and the epode has a different form. * * * …

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  • 22stasimon — /stas euh mon /, n., pl. stasima / meuh/. (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, esp. in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos. [1860 65; < Gk stásimon,&#8230; …

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  • 23Pindaric — [pin dar′ik] adj. [L Pindaricus &LT; Gr Pindarikos] 1. of, characteristic of, or in the style of, Pindar 2. designating an ode having two metrical forms, one for the strophe and antistrophe and another for the epode n. a Pindaric ode …

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  • 24proode — 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 …

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  • 25alternate — I. a. 1. Reciprocal, one after another, in turn. 2. Every other, separated by one, succeeding each other with intervals of one, discontinuous by omission of one. 3. On different sides successively. II. v. n. Reciprocate, act interchangeably. III …

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  • 26epode — /ˈɛpoʊd/ (say epohd) noun 1. a kind of lyric poem, invented by the Greek poet Archilochus (about 650 BC), in which a long verse is followed by a short one. 2. the part of a lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe. {French, from Latin&#8230; …

  • 27mesode —   n. part of ode between strophe and antistrophe …

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  • 28epode — [ep′ōd΄] n. [MFr épode &LT; L epodos &LT; Gr epōidos, incantation, lit., song sung after &LT; epi , upon, after + aeidein, to sing: see ODE] 1. a form of lyric poem, as of Horace, in which a short line follows a longer one 2. the stanza that&#8230; …

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  • 29alloiostrophos — /a loi oˈstro fos/ (classical prosody) adjective Irregularly divided, not in alternate strophe and antistrophe …

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  • 30ep|ode — «EHP ohd», noun. in classical verse: 1. a lyric poem in which a long line is followed by a shorter one, a form used by Horace. 2. the part of a lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe. ╂[&LT; French épode, learned borrowing from Latin&#8230; …

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