Meanings
ode1
nounode (plural odes)
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.
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1 more example
[title]
1820, John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn
ode2
Ode3
ODE4
nounODE (plural ODEs)
plural ODEs
- abbreviationinitialismmathematical analysisInitialism of ordinary differential equation.
proper noun
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Oxford Dictionary of English.
- abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of Orchestration Director Engine.
Origin
ode · noun
- Ancient Greekᾠδή“song”
- Late Latinōda
- Middle Frenchode
- Englishode
From Middle French ode, from Late Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Doublet of Aoede.
More words from Middle French, Late Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ᾠδή, ὕμνος
- ᾠδή (ōidḗ)a short poetical composition
- ὕμνος (húmnos)a short poetical composition
Bulgarian о́да, ОДУ
- о́да (óda)a short poetical composition
- ОДУ (ODU)initialism of ordinary differential equation
Catalan oda
- odaa short poetical composition
Chinese Mandarin 頌詞 /颂词, 頌詩 /颂诗
- 頌詞 /颂词 (sòngcí)a short poetical composition
- 頌詩 /颂诗 (sòngshī)a short poetical composition
- 頌 /颂 (sòng)a short poetical composition
- 頌歌 /颂歌 (sònggē)a short poetical composition
Czech óda
- ódaa short poetical composition
Danish ode
- odea short poetical composition
Dutch ode, lofdicht
- odea short poetical composition
- lofdichta short poetical composition
Finnish oodi, TDY
- oodia short poetical composition
- TDYinitialism of ordinary differential equation
French ode
- odea short poetical composition
German Ode, GDG
- Odea short poetical composition
- GDGinitialism of ordinary differential equation
- GDGLinitialism of ordinary differential equation
- gDGLinitialism of ordinary differential equation
- GDGlinitialism of ordinary differential equation
Greek ωδή
- ωδή (odí)a short poetical composition
Hebrew אודה
- אודה (oda)a short poetical composition
Hungarian óda
- ódaa short poetical composition
Italian ode
- odea short poetical composition
Japanese 頌歌, オード
- 頌歌 (shōka)a short poetical composition
- オード (ōdo)a short poetical composition
Korean 송시, 송가
- 송시 (songsi)a short poetical composition
- 송가 (songga)a short poetical composition
- 오드 (odeu)a short poetical composition
Latin oda
- odaa short poetical composition
Polish oda, but see równanie różniczkowe zwyczajne
- odaa short poetical composition
- but see równanie różniczkowe zwyczajneinitialism of ordinary differential equation
Portuguese ode
- odea short poetical composition
Romanian odă
- odăa short poetical composition
Russian о́да
- о́да (óda)a short poetical composition
Spanish oda
- odaa short poetical composition
Swedish ode
- odea short poetical composition
Tagalog oda
- odaa short poetical composition
Ukrainian о́да
- о́да (óda)a short poetical composition
Yiddish אָדע
- אָדע (ode)a short poetical composition
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ode
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
ode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ode
MLA
“ode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ode. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ode,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ode.
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