Definition of ode Ode
/owˈd/ - [owd] - ode
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What does ode mean?
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NounPlural: odes |
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| ode - a lyric poem with complex stanza forms | ||
| lyric poem, lyric a short poem of songlike quality | ||
| epithalamium an ode honoring a bride and bridegroom | ||
| horatian ode, sapphic ode an ode with several stanzas | ||
| pindaric, pindaric ode an ode form used by Pindar; has triple groups of triple units | ||
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- ode (Noun)
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; especially, now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ode (n.)
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ōd, n. a song: a poem written to be set to music: the music written for such a poem.—adj. O′dic.—n. O′dist, a writer of odes. [Fr. ode—Gr. ōdē, contr. from aoidē—aeidein, to sing.]
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🔤- ode, noun, singular of odes.
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