- a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- the part of a lyric ode following the strophe and antistrophe and composing with them a triadic unit.
- the part of a lyric ode that follows the strophe and the antistrophe
- a type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one, invented by Archilochus