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ode

noun
/oʊd/US/əʊd/UK/od/

Etymology

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.

  1. derived from ᾠδή
  2. derived from ōda
  3. derived from ode

Definitions

  1. A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung

    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
    • [title]

  2. An odonate

    An odonate; a dragonfly or damselfly.

  3. A surname.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Initialism of ordinary differential equation.

    2. Initialism of Oxford Dictionary of English.

    3. Initialism of Orchestration Director Engine.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA