An ode is a poem, especially one that is written in praise of a particular person, thing, or event.
...Keats' Ode to a Nightingale. [+ of]
ode in British English
(əʊd)
noun
1.
a lyric poem, typically addressed to a particular subject, with lines of varying lengths and complex rhythms
See also Horatian ode, Pindaric ode
2.
(formerly) a poem meant to be sung
Word origin
C16: via French from Late Latin ōda, from Greek ōidē, from aeidein to sing
-ode in British English1
combining form in countable noun
denoting resemblance
nematode
Word origin
from Greek -ōdēs, from eidos shape, form
-ode in British English2
combining form in countable noun
denoting a path or way
electrode
Word origin
from Greek -odos, from hodos a way
ode in American English
(oʊd)
noun
1. Originally
a poem written to be sung
2.
in modern use, a lyric poem, rhymed or unrhymed, typically addressed to some person or thing and usually characterized by lofty feeling, elaborate form, and dignified style
Derived forms
odic (ˈodic) (ˈoʊdɪk)
adjective
Word origin
Fr < LL oda < Gr ōidē, song, contr. < aoidē < aeidein, to sing < IE *aweid- < base *aw-, to speak > Sans vádati, (he) speaks
-ode in American English1
(oʊd)
way, path
electrode
Word origin
< Gr hodos, path, way < IE base *sed-, to go > L cedere
-ode in American English2
(oʊd)
something that resembles (a specified thing)
phyllode, nematode
Word origin
Gr -ōdēs, ōdes < -ō-, ending of base or thematic vowel + -eidēs, like, -oid