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odic¹

  • /ˈəʊdɪk/ UK
  • /ˈoʊdɪk/ US

Where it comes from

From ode + -ic.

adjective more odic · most odic

  1. Of or pertaining to odes. The eighteenth century is generally lacking in great odic poetry.

odic²

  • /ˈɒdɪk/ UK
  • /ˈɑdɪk/ US

Rhymes with -ɒdɪk

Where it comes from

From od + -ic, modelled after German odisch.

adjective more odic · most odic

  1. historical Synonym of odylic (“of or pertaining to the od or odyle (“a hypothetical force or natural power, now proved not to exist, which was supposed by Carl Reichenbach and others to inhere in certain people and produce phenomena such as animal magnetism and mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by chemical or vital action, heat, light, magnets, etc.”)”) Reichenbach has detected, or fancies that he has detected a force, which he designates the odic force, distinct from magnetism and electricity, by which many of the more recondite phenomena of nature are apparently effected.

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@misc{odic_2026,
  title = {odic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}