mesode Gr. Prosody.
(ˈmɛsəʊd)
[ad. Gr. µεσῳδός, f. µεσο- meso- + ῳδή ode.]
A portion of a choral ode, coming between the strophe and antistrophe, without anything to correspond with it.
| 1850 Mure Lit. Greece III. 58. 1888 J. Gow. Comp. to Classics 285 We are told that mesodes and epodes were sung by the chorus standing. |