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ode [ ōd ] (plural odes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. type of lyric poem: a lyric poem, usually expressing exalted emotion in a complex scheme of rhyme and meter

2. ancient Greek song: an ancient Greek song written either for a chorus or for a solo singer

[Late 16th century. Via French< Greek ōidē "song"]

od·ic adjective
od·ist noun
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