ode

ode n. [countable]

Poetrya lyric poem, typically with an irregular meter, rhyme, or form, and expressing praise or enthusiastic emotion.

od•ic, adj.

ode n.

Poetrya lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
Poetry(originally) a poem intended to be sung. Cf. Horatian ode, Pindaric ode.

-ode¹ ,

a suffix of nouns, appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant "like'';
used in the formation of compound words:phyllode.Cf. -oid.

Greek -ōdēs, probably generalized from adjectives describing smells, as kēó̄dēs smelling like incense; base ōd- of ózein to smell, give off odor

-ode² ,

a combining form meaning "way,'' "road,'' used in the formation of compound words:anode; electrode.

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ode /əʊd/ n

a lyric poem, typically addressed to a particular subject, with lines of varying lengths and complex rhythms
(formerly) a poem meant to be sung

Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Late Latin ōda, from Greek ōidē, from aeidein to sing

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-ode n combining form

Etymology: from Greek -ōdēs, from eidos shape, form

-ode n combining form

Etymology: from Greek -odos, from hodos a way

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