ODE

ode

(noun) a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ode (plural 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.

Anagrams

• DOE, Doe, EDO, EOD, Edo, OED, deo, doe

Noun

ODE (plural ODEs)

(analysis) Initialism of ordinary differential equation.

Proper noun

ODE

Initialism of Oxford Dictionary of English.

(computing) Initialism of Orchestration Director Engine.

Anagrams

• DOE, Doe, EDO, EOD, Edo, OED, deo, doe

Source: Wiktionary


Ode, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. ode, oda, Gr. vad to speak, sing. Cf. Comedy, Melody, Monody.]

Definition: 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. Hangs odes upon hawthorns and elegies on brambles. Shak. O! run; prevent them with thy humble ode, And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. Milton. Ode factor, one who makes, or who traffics in, odes; -- used contemptuously.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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