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-ode
1- a suffix of nouns, appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “like”; used in the formation of compound words:
phyllode.
-ode
2- a combining form meaning “way,” “road,” used in the formation of compound words:
anode; electrode.
ode
3[ ohd ]
noun
- a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- (originally) a poem intended to be sung.
-ode
1combining form
- denoting a path or way
electrode
ode
2/ əʊd /
noun
- a lyric poem, typically addressed to a particular subject, with lines of varying lengths and complex rhythms See also Horatian ode Pindaric ode
- (formerly) a poem meant to be sung
-ode
3combining form
- denoting resemblance
nematode
ode
- A kind of poem devoted to the praise of a person, animal, or thing. An ode is usually written in an elevated style and often expresses deep feeling. An example is “ Ode on a Grecian Urn ,” by John Keats .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ode1
< Greek -ōdēs, probably generalized from adjectives describing smells, as kēṓdēs smelling like incense; base ōd- of ózein to smell, give off odor
Origin of -ode2
< Greek -odos, combining form of hodós
Origin of -ode3
1580–90; < Middle French < Late Latin ōda < Greek ōidḗ, contraction of aoidḗ song, derivative of aeídein to sing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -ode1
from Greek -odos, from hodos a way
Origin of -ode2
C16: via French from Late Latin ōda, from Greek ōidē, from aeidein to sing
Origin of -ode3
from Greek -ōdēs, from eidos shape, form
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