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ode¹
- /oʊd/ US
- /əʊd/ UK
- /od/ Scotland
Sounds like owed (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -əʊd
Where it comes from
From Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Doublet of Aoede.
noun odes
- 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. write an ode to someone
ode²
Where it comes from
Shortening.
noun odes
- An odonate; a dragonfly or damselfly.
Ode³
Where it comes from
North/Low German and Swedish surname, shortened from various Germanic names containing the element Ode, such as Odebert, Oderich, Odeger, from the element *aud (“riches”). See also Ott.
proper noun Odes
- A surname.
ODE⁴
noun ODEs
- Initialism of ordinary differential equation
proper noun
- Initialism of Oxford Dictionary of English
- Initialism of Orchestration Director Engine
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: canzone, epinicion, paean, sonnet, anthem, homage, praise, hymn, tribute, canticle, oda, pindaric, epinician, edt, eaw, ghazel
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Talk about this word "ode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ode. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ode. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ode "ode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ode.Cite this
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title = {ode},
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