proodic

adjective

pro·​od·​ic

(ˈ)prō¦ädik

1

: preceding and differing in metrical pattern from the first strophe of an ode

2

of an ode : preceded or introduced by a group of lines of different pattern

Word History

Etymology

Greek proōidikos of or relating to a prelude, from proōidos prelude, proode + -ikos -ic

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