an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
Also called regular ode.
Origin
1630-40
British Dictionary definitions for Pindaric ode
Pindaric ode
noun
1.
a form of ode associated with Pindar consisting of a triple unit or groups of triple units, with a strophe and an antistrophe of identical structure followed by an epode of a different structure Often shortened to Pindaric