Ex"ode (?) n. [L. exodium, Gr.
? (sc. ? song) fr. ? belonging to an exit, or to the finale of
a tragedy, fr. ?: cf. F. exode. See Exodus.]
1. Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the
Israelites from Egypt. [Obs.] L. Coleman.
Bolingbroke.
2. (Gr. Drama) The final chorus; the
catastrophe.
3. (Rom. Antiq.) An afterpiece of a
comic description, either a farce or a travesty.