ode

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
4
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/oʊd/
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/oʊd/ · /əʊd/ · /od/

Definition of ode

6 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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]”
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noun

  1. 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. (slang)An odonate; a dragonfly or damselfly.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of ordinary differential equation.

name

  1. A surname.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Oxford Dictionary of English.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Orchestration Director Engine.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Doublet of Aoede.

Words you can make from ode

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2-letter words

5 words

Hooks

8 extensions · 6 front · 2 back

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